Hillel Konaté's saves leave PSG's eleventh straight win resting on one header
Troyes's goalkeeper kept out everything Paris aimed at him except Illia Zabarnyi's header from a corner. It was enough for an eleventh win in a row and a three-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 going into the international break.
Illia Zabarnyi was left unmarked in the Troyes area in the 39th minute, and his header from Senny Mayulu's cross was the one thing Hillel Konaté could not stop. Paris Saint-Germain won 1-0 at the Parc des Princes, their eleventh win in a row in all competitions.
Paris Saint-Germain
- 1Lucas Chevalier
- 2Younes Idder
- 3João Neves
- 4Quentin Ndjantou
- 5Lucas Digne
- 6Alessandro Longoni
- 7Dro Fernández
- 8David Boly
- 9Lucas Beraldo
Troyes
- 1Jeremy Le Douaron
- 2Idrissa Soukouna
- 3Yvann Titi
- 4Hugo Picard
- 5Iron Gomis
- 6Timothé Nkada
- 7Alexandre Philiponeau
- 8Patrick Beach
- 9Paolo Gozzi Iweru
Désiré Doué took the corner short, Mayulu crossed with his left foot, and Zabarnyi's header went across Konaté, who had moved the other way.
Konaté had already pushed Mayulu's early shot onto the crossbar. He denied Ferran Torres twice just before half-time and again in the second half, and a Paris side without Achraf Hakimi and five injured regulars never found a second goal.
Troyes, with seven goals in nine league matches before Saturday, came closest through Renaud Ripart, who was through on Matvei Safonov early in the second half and missed the target. Lucas Maronnier put the ball in late on and was flagged offside.
PSG go into the break on 23 points, three ahead of Paris FC. Troyes leave with a goalkeeper who kept them in the match for 51 minutes after the goal, and an attack that has now scored seven times in ten league matches.
