DIRECT. PSG-Le Havre: feverish defensively, Paris trails at the break (1-2)

It’s the break at the Parc des Princes, where for the moment, Le Havre is spoiling the party. In control of the match, Paris was surprised by the few incursions of Normans who were solid defensively and dangerous on the counterattack. PSG will have to do better to be crowned champion of France this evening!

Long sequence of Parisian possession which ends with a cross from Hakimi, directly captured by Desmas.

There will be three minutes of additional time.

Danilo tries a long, deep opening towards Kolo Muani, but Desmas reads the trajectory well and grabs the ball.

Visibly surprised by this new Le Havre goal, Paris regained control of the ball with less pace than at the start of the match.

Le Havre remains on the attack with a corner kicked by Opéri on the right. Close to regaining his head in the area, Ayew is beaten by Marquinhos in the duel. On the following corner, Salmier does not target his helmet shot.

But what a goal from André Ayew! At the end of a long sequence of possession, Négo is found in the area. With his back to goal, the full-back manages a subtle backheel towards Ayew. The former Marseille player, poorly marked by Danilo, crosses a superb shot which surprises Navas on his near post. Le Havre takes the lead!

Paris continues to lay siege to the Le Havre area. As is often the case, the action ends with an overflow followed by a cross from Dembélé. Operated against in a corner.

Vitinha alerts Dembélé in depth. After making the difference, the winger crosses high towards Kolo Muani, ahead of Salmier.

Paris continues to push, with Barcola once again crossing from the left side. Danilo header for Kolo Muani, flagged offside.

Bradley Barcola allows PSG to get back to 1-1! Following a ball scratched by Hakimi at the entrance to the area, Zaire-Emery pierces the opposing defense and crosses hard in front of the goal. This benefits Barcola who only has to finish in the empty cage.

Once again dangerous on the counter, Le Havre created an opportunity thanks to Ayew who put it back towards Touré. At 25m, the midfielder tries a curled shot that is too centered to bother Navas.

Dembélé places a new banderilla on the right of the area but sees his cross cleared for a corner by Sangante. On the corner kick, Barcola attempts an acrobatic scissors but it is involuntarily blocked by Kolo Muani.

Launched deep on the left, Barcola crosses hard but finds no partner in the area, allowing the Normans to break free.

Paris immediately gets a corner following the goal. Hit by Dembélé, he is pushed back in disaster by Desmas, who remains on the ground after falling on his post.

Christopher Opéri opens the scoring for Le Havre! Superb collective movement carried out by the Normans at the initiative of Ayew who follows behind Casimir. The latter relies on Nego who shifts Opéri, alone on the left of the area. The Le Havre defender concludes with a well-felt flat foot!

Another successful overflow by Dembélé who crosses near the corner post. It is pushed back towards Vitinha who volleys with first intention but again comes up against a leg from Le Havre.

Hakimi’s turn to attempt a cross from the right side. Sangante makes the decisive intervention with a header in front of Kolo Muani in the open area.

Danilo performs a nice reversal towards Hakimi. On the right side, the lateral is handed over for Dembélé who tries to roll in at 30m. It narrowly misses the left window.

Zaire-Emery scratches a ball in his camp and gains speed in the opposing part of the field. Not attacked, the middle takes its chance from afar. This is again countered by the Norman defense.

Dembélé performs a small festival in the Le Havre half of the field but comes up against Targhalline. The referee does not signal anything.

After a first corner pushed back by the Le Havre defense, Dembélé recovered the leather on the left side. At 25m, the winger takes his chance but misses the target.

Found in the central circle, Casimir gains meters and overtakes Danilo. He shifts Nego, who arrives like a ball on the right side. The full-back throws himself to tackle but his cross is missed.

There was not much rhythm at the start of the match, marked by total control of the leather on the Parisian side.

Starting from the left flank, Kolo Muani enters the axis and alerts Hakimi in the area. The old Milanese is too short.

As could be expected, Le Havre plays in a low block and leaves it to PSG to control the leather.

Paris monopolizes the ball and plays very high on the pitch at the start of the match. Dembélé takes his chance at the 25 but sees his attempt blocked.

PSG kicks off the match!

Parisians and Le Havre residents enter the lawn of the Parc des Princes.

Nasser al-Khelaïfi has just appeared on the lawn of the Park to announce the four-year extension of Warren Zaire-Emery. The young Parisian midfielder has extended his lease by four years and is now linked to the capital club until 2029.

Apart from the preserved players, Paris has no absentees, except the long-term injured (Presnel Kimpebe and Sergio Rico). On the Le Havre side, we will have to do without Andy Logbo, the only player unavailable.

Ousmane Dembélé and the PSG players have just entered the Parc des Princes pitch for the warm-up.

Record holder for the number of matches played in the PSG jersey for several weeks, Marquinhos will equal another record in the event of success against Le Havre: that of the number of titles gleaned by a Parisian player, currently held by Marco Verratti (9 coronations).

Record holder for the number of French championship titles since last year, Paris has the opportunity to win its 12th title this Saturday and relegate Saint-Etienne two lengths (10 titles). Marseille completes the podium with 9 coronations.

Currently in a play-off position (16th), Le Havre remains on a terrible series of one victory in the last thirteen Ligue 1 matches. The Normans have notably lost two crucial matches for their maintenance during the last two days, against Nantes and Mez (1-0 each time).

For his part, Luka Elsner decided to opt for a 5-3-2. Former Marseille player André Ayew will lead the attack alongside Josué Casimir.

Desmas – Nego, Salmier, Sangante, Lloris, Operi – Sabbi, Touré, Targhalline – Casimir, Ayew

Earlier in the afternoon, Borussia Dortmund, future opponent of PSG in the last four of the Champions League, sank (4-1) on the Leipzig lawn in the Bundesliga.

For the third time in Paris’ last four matches in Ligue 1, Kylian Mbappé starts on the bench. Luis Enrique preserves his star, replaced by Randal Kolo Muani on the left of the attack. Keylor Navas will keep the cage.

Navas – Hakimi, Marquinhos, Danilo, Beraldo – Vitinha, Zaire-Emery, Asensio – Barcola, Dembélé, Kolo Muani

Vitinha, Lee-Kang in and the PSG players have just arrived at the Parc des Princes.

Welcome to this live commentary from PSG-Le Havre, a match counting for the 31st day of Ligue 1. Kick-off at 9 p.m. at the Parc des Princes!

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