Paris FC 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain: Gory's late double stuns champions
Paris FC left it late to down rivals and Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, with Alimami Gory playing the role of super sub.
Paris Saint-Germain ended their title-winning Ligue 1 campaign with a defeat as Alimami Gory struck twice late on to seal a 2-1 victory for city rivals Paris FC on Sunday.
The champions had led through Bradley Barcola's second-half strike, but Gory came off the bench to net twice, including a 94th-minute winner, to clinch the bragging rights.
Barcola forced Kevin Trapp into a smart stop inside the opening two minutes before Matvey Safonov had to be on his toes at the other end to deny quickfire efforts from Willem Geubbels and Marshall Munetsi.
Moses Simon then stung the palms of the PSG goalkeeper as Luis Enrique's side struggled to create any threat in the final third, and they suffered a blow when Ousmane Dembele was forced off in the 27th minute, less than two weeks out from the Champions League final.
But for all of Paris FC's dominance, it was the title holders who took the lead five minutes after the break through Barcola, who tucked home at the back post after being picked out by Fabian Ruiz's cross.
However, just nine minutes after coming on, Gory hauled his team level when he neatly flicked Pierre Lees-Melou's goal-bound shot past Safonov and into the bottom-right corner.
PSG looked the more likely to alter the scoreline but saw both Joao Neves and Fabian blaze late opportunities over the crossbar, and they were hit with a sucker punch when Luca Koleosho led a fast break before squaring for Gory to tap home.
Data Debrief: All eyes on Arsenal
This was not a result or a performance that Luis Enrique would have wanted to see from his players ahead of their Champions League showdown with Arsenal, with this PSG's first defeat against a newly promoted side in 26 such matches in Ligue 1.
Paris FC's triumph, meanwhile, ensures they conclude the 2025-26 league season in 11th, marking their highest-ever top-flight finish, surpassing their 12th-place finish in 1972-73.
They have climbed four places since Antoine Kombouare's arrival as head coach in late February, the best improvement of any Ligue 1 side in that period.
And they were deserving of their win, too. Paris FC finished with an expected goals (xG) total of 2.13 from their 17 shots, nine of which were on target, compared to PSG's 0.62 from their nine attempts.












