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Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Bordeaux: Champions pegged back again as old boys combine

That is all for tonight folks, thanks for joining us. Goodbye!

Tonight's match was played at a relentless pace, and it was a joy to watch. But PSG were naive on occasions and needed to see the game out, using their experience. The absence of older heads in that starting XI was evident, and the home side will need to learn their lessons if they are to retain their league title this season. Bordeaux were vulnerable against the star-studded attack, but they never gave up, and they deserved their point.

It's all over, and Bordeaux record a fantastic point away from home as PSG stutter once again in Ligue 1. Even though they made a positive start to the match, the home side fell behind when Pembele turned the ball into his own net from a corner. That woke Tuchel's side up though and two quickfire goals from Neymar and Kean put them in front. They wasted several glorious chances to kill the game off today, but Bordeaux got their equaliser when Adli stepped off the bench to score against his former club.

90' + 3' FULL-TIME - PSG 2-2 BORDEAUX.

90' Three minutes of stoppage time...

89' Ignore our previous comment that Bordeaux were struggling to get out of their own half. In the last few minutes, they have changed their tactics and are charging forward in numbers.

87' OVER! PSG nearly respond at the first attempt as Mbappe bursts into the Bordeaux box. He shows the defender one way then goes onto his left foot, but he smacks his shot over the bar.

86' RICO TO THE RESCUE! It remains 2-2, but that is only because of Rico's work in the PSG goal. Tuchel's side coughed up possession on halfway, allowing Ben Arfa to find De Preville in an onside position. He raced towards goal, only to hit his shot straight at Rico.

84' All hands on deck now for Bordeaux. They are being penned into their own half, and Jean-Louis Gasset's side are struggling to make any progress down field at the moment.

83' NEYMAR! The former Barcelona ace works his way into the Bordeaux box and tries to find the bottom corner. His shot loops up off a defender and nearly goes in, only for Costil to watch hit the roof of his net.

76' Costil is a happy man as Neymar's deflected header sails into his hands. The forward latched onto a free-kick, and that deflection could have gone anywhere!

73' Ben Arfa dances past Paredes to win a corner but Rico is on hand to thwart the danger from the set piece.

71' BEN ARFA!!! Sublime skill from Bordeaux's playmaker gets him into the box, and he tees up Adli in the box. Paredes was the man who got to the ball, and his block is vital as Bordeaux are kept at bay.

70' PSG win another corner and Kean nearly grabs his second, but he fails to keep his header under control. Bordeaux defender Baysse was marking him and his late lunge but Kean off.

68' SO CLOSE!!! De Preville latches onto a throughball, and lets fly from just inside the box. He drags his effort slightly, and Rico is able to watch his shot fly past him.

66' After their victory at Rennes, Bordeaux could win two successive away Ligue 1 games for the first time since January 2019 tonight. They are digging in and doing everything to leave Paris with all three points tonight

62' Here comes PSG's subs...

58' Corner to PSG as Rafinha forces a save out of Costil at his near post.

57' Neymar continues to dominate proceedings for PSG and Bordeaux are fouling him at every opportunity to try and stop the momentum.

55' This game is becoming stretched, PSG are sitting back a little more than they did in the first half, hoping to counter Bordeaux to devastating effect.

53' PSG win another corner as Neymar's latest strike is blocked on the edge of the box.

52' COSTIL! The keeper saves the day as he dives at the feet of Mbappe to stop what was a certain goal.

50' JUST WIDE! Bordeaux win a corner and nearly level matters as Benito gets up above the PSG defence to head towards goal. The sub has only been on for a matter of minutes, but he was not far away from drawing his team level.

47' PSG nearly find their third after a lovely backheel from Kean finds Mbappe. He rounds the keeper but is tackled just as he shoots. That was close!

46' We are back underway!

Bordeaux have proven they can cause PSG problems, but they are going to need to take every chance they get. They may not get more than two in this second half, and it seems to be the only way to slow PSG down. Tuchel's men were relentless going forward, and they should score more in the second 45 minutes.

What a thrilling first 45 minutes of football that was! Remarkably, Bordeaux opened the scoring against the run of play after Pembele turned the ball into his own net. That seemed to wake PSG up, and they levelled through Neymar from the penalty spot. Otavio fouled him before Neymar got up to fire his penalty into the far corner. Kean then grabbed PSG's second after he pounced on Costil's save from a Neymar shot.

45' HALF-TIME PSG 2-1 Bordeaux.

43' Rafinha goes close on two occasions, but he still cannot find a way past Costil, who is having a superb game. The first effort was a low shot, which the keeper saved with his feet. The clearance fell to Rafinha yet again, but his header just missed the far post. It remains 2-1.

40' Neymar and Mbappe keep swapping positions to devastating effect, and their pace is causing absolute carnage.

38' Tuchel's side are relentless in their pursuit of a third, but they are rushing things when they get to the edge of the Bordeaux box. 

36' Bordeaux enjoy a rare attack, but Zerkane sees his low drive blocked by Navas. That was a big opportunity on the counter, and PSG may need another goal here to see off Bordeaux.

34' MBAPPE SO CLOSE! Costil has now denied Mbappe twice inside a minute. The first shot was tipped over the crossbar for a corner, and in the aftermath, Mbappe has hit the post. The Frenchman aimed for the far corner, only for Costil to tip his effort onto the frame of the goal.

32' A special moment for Neymar that penalty. He is the fastest PSG player to reach 50 goals in Ligue 1. Neymar has done it in 58 games, one less than it took Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

30' Three goals inside the first 30 minutes with other chances missed by both teams. What a match we have in store tonight.

26' PENALTY PSG!!!!! The referee has consulted VAR and changed his mind!

25' This looks like a foul from Otavio. He doesn't get any of the ball.

24' PENALTY APPEAL! Ben Arfa nearly ruins his team's hard work by giving the ball away on the edge of the box. Neymar takes advantage and goes down, claiming he was fouled. Referee says the ball was won in the challenge and it remains 0-1.

20' Mbappe is the latest PSG player to try his luck, but he fails to keep his shot under control. The former Monaco ace found a pocket of space 25 yards from goal, but he has curled his effort into the stands.

18' Maja and Ben Arfa have their work cut out tonight. They need to work harder than normal to try and stop the flow of PSG's attacks.

16' The pace of this game is relentless, Bordeaux know they need to stay guarded but what a start they have made tonight.

14' Costil saves with his feet this time to deny Bakker who looked to have found the bottom corner. Neymar played in the PSG left-back, but Costil denies him with another solid save.

13' SAVE!! Florenzi finds tonnes of space on the right-hand side of midfield and strikes for goal. He does everything right by keeping his effort low and towards the far corner. However, Costil stayed big and got a hand to it, and Bordeaux's goal survives for now.

10' The home side look a little nervous at the back. Kimpembe concedes a corner after heading his clearance the wrong way...

8' Two flicks at the near post open up space for PSG at that corner, but Bordeaux scrambles to clear the danger.

7' Nothing comes of the corner and PSG break to win one of their own thanks to Mbappe's quick run down the left wing.

6' WIDE! Bordeaux send PSG a warning as they win the ball back high up the pitch before carving out a chance. Ben Arfa's strike takes a deflection for a corner, but that shot was a whisker wide of the far post.

3' OVER! PSG keep hold of possession from the set-piece and eventually work a cross into the box towards Neymar. The Brazil international gets underneath it and skies his header over the bar. Replays show he was offside anyway, so he gets away with one.

2' Early chance for the home side as Kean gets into the box before pulling the ball back for Mbappe. Two Bordeaux defenders get in the way though and clear for a corner.

1' We are underway in Paris.

The two teams are making their way onto the pitch; kick-off is just moments away.

This could be a long night for the visitors, PSG are unbeaten in their last nine Ligue 1 home games against Bordeaux.

Just the one change tonight for Bordeaux as Hwan replaces Kalu on the wing.

After his team's recent Champions League exploits, Tuchel makes six changes to the side that beat RB Leipzig. Rico starts in goal instead of Navas while Pembele and Kimpembe replace Marquinhos and Diallo at centre-back. Verrati, Rafinha and Kean also come into the fold for Danilo Pereira, Ander Herrera and Di Maria.

SUBS: Pablo, Loris Benito, Gaetan Poussin, Dilane Bakwa, Amadou Traore, Nicolas de Preville, Jimmy Briand, Remi Oudin, Yacine Adli.

BORDEAUX (4-2-3-1): Benoit Costil; Enock Kwateng, Paul Baysse, Laurent Koscielny (c), Youssouf Sabaly; Toma Basic, Otavio; Hwan Ui-Jo, Hatem Ben Arfa, Mehdi Zerkane; Josh Maja.

SUBS: Angel Di María, Colin Dagba, Ander Herrera, Mauro Icardi, Idrissa Gueye, Alexandre Letellier, Danilo Pereira, Pablo Sarabia, Kays Ruiz-Atil.

PSG (4-3-3): Sergio Rico; Alessandro Florenzi, Timothee Pembele, Presnel Kimpembe (c), Mitchel Bakker; Leandro Paredes, Marco Verratti, Rafinha; Kylian Mbappe, Moise Kean, Neymar.

PSG come into the tie on top of the table, but their form is hit and miss at present. Thomas Tuchel's side have lost two of their last five in all competitions, but they have won their last three at the Parc des Princes. Bordeaux have lost three of their previous five in Ligue 1, and they will need to be at their best to get a result this evening.

PSG are back in action in the league for the first time since their 3-2 defeat to Monaco, while Bordeaux come into the game on the back of their 1-0 win over Rennes.

Hello and welcome to tonight's live coverage of the Ligue 1 clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Bordeaux. 

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