Paris was held to a 1-1 draw against Reims at the Parc des Princes in Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's debut for the club. In a good game dominated by Paris, Ousmane Dembélé opened the score for PSG on an assist from the Georgia international but saw Nakamura put both teams level less than 10 minutes later.
The Match
Paris hosted Stade de Reims at the Parc des Princes for Matchday 19 of the Ligue 1 McDonald's, just three days after their incredible Champions League success against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. It was the perfect opportunity to see Kvaratskhelia make his official debut for the club. Luis Enrique made many changes in his starting lineup, with Hakimi and Marquinhos not involved in the squad.
Facing a well organised Reims side, Paris struggled to create much danger on Diouf's goal in the first 20 minutes of the game. However, the Reims' keeper was proved to be important with numerous decisive saves that prevented the French champions to open the score as the first half ended goalless. Just two minutes after the start of the second half, Kvaratskhelia provided his first assist as a PSG player to Ousmane Dembélé who scored for the eighth times in his last seven games. Though, Reims equalised through Nakamura after a superb counterattack started with the keeper.
Ligue 1: PSG 1 vs 1 Stade de Reims, Player rating
6 -Donnarumma
5 - Warren Zaire-Emery
6-Beraldo
6 - Hernandez
6.5 - Nuno Mendes
Playing in a different position in this game, Mendes was more defensively solicited in his duel with Ito.
6 - Fabian Ruiz
6 - Kang-In Lee
6.5 - Doué
Solid perfomance from the former Rennes player.
6.5 - Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Kvaratskhelia made his awaited PSG debut at the Parc des Princes after his transfer from Napoli last week. The Georgian displayed flashes of his talent and will without a doubt become an important figure for the club in the upcoming weeks. He nevertheless will need to build more chemistry with his teammates. He was subbed off at the 83rd minute for Asensio.
5 - Gonçalo Ramos
With Luis Enrique giving him a rare start, Gonçalo Ramos looked to reiterate the same form he has when coming off the bench. However, it was not the case this evening, despite many great opportunities, the Portuguese failed to score and was well covered by Reims centre back pair. He was replaced by Senny Mayulu at the 73rd minute.
7 - Ousmane Dembélé
In great form at the moment, Dembélé showed once more that he is PSG's main offensive threat. He was a constant worry for Reims' defender and put Diouf in danger many times. His goal came from an assist from Kvaratskhelia on a good link up play and with this duo showing to be promising. H was replaced by Barcola at the 60th minute.