Overview
- Racing de Strasbourg beat Auxerre 3-0, with Joaquín Panichelli opening the scoring after a no-look sequence involving Valentín Barco and a cross from Sebastian Nanasi.
- Barco added an assist and then converted his first goal in European football, underscoring the Argentine duo’s influence on Strasbourg’s attack.
- Panichelli remains Ligue 1’s leading scorer and has found the net consistently in recent matches, including earlier strikes against PSG and Lyon.
- The win lifted Strasbourg into fifth place and into European qualification territory, reflecting the impact of the club’s youth-driven project.
- Head coach Liam Rosenior likened Panichelli to Alan Shearer, while reports say Strasbourg paid about €16.5 million for the forward, who is under contract through 2030 and is hoping for an Argentina call-up that has not yet come.