PSG-Le Havre: hanging on, Paris avoids defeat but delays its French champion title (3-3)

Thank you everyone for following it! Visit the Parisian website tomorrow to follow the debrief of the meeting but also the progress of Lyon-Monaco, the match which could officially validate the PSG title. Good night !

Le Havre striker André Ayew spoke on Canal+: “It’s very annoying, we came with our idea of ​​the game, we put our plan in place. We were effective on our opportunities. Scoring three goals at the Park and having regrets is hard to accept. We have to look at the positive, we are not going to give up to keep the club in Ligue 1, we will be in the war until the goal. »(On his goal) : “I wanted to hit the near post. Keylor knows me from Nottingham, I knew he thought I was going to open. »

(On the rest of the season): “It’s hard but it’s PSG, a big team, when you see the changes they’re making… We have to use that to have a big match next weekend. We have to prepare. »

Bradley Barcola at the microphone of Canal+: “There is great cohesion, we work a lot, we are very comfortable, that’s why we manage to do good things. In attack, we complement each other, we played and worked a lot together. We can only finish the season well. »

(On his goal): “I’m criticized for not getting into the box enough, this evening I did it well. Actions must be followed. We’re going to give it our all and see what happens next. »

Luis Enrique’s reaction to Canal+: “A lot has happened. We conceded three goals against a very efficient team but we stayed in the match. I think the supporters appreciated our offensive performance. We made a few mistakes but we had a lot of chances, we finished the match well. We can say that we are almost champions even if mathematically it is not yet done. We are happy. »

(On his attitude on the bench): “It’s very important when a coach is able to transmit to his players his strength, his desire to fight, to never give up. We will try to finish the season in the best possible way. »

Warren Zaire-Emery reacted on Canal+: “It was not an easy match. We had difficulty getting the opposing block to move. We still remain leader of the championship and we will wait for the result in Monaco to see if we are champions. »

(On the equalizer at the end of the match): “It shows our strength of character. We work every day for that. We will do everything to win the next matches. »

(On its extension): “It’s a pride to sign for the club that I love. I’ve been here for 11 years, I arrived in 2014. I thank the president, the coach, the club for the trust. And all the people who welcomed me here. »

It’s over at the Parc des Princes! Thanks to Gonçalo Ramos’ equalizer at the end of added time, PSG narrowly escaped defeat against the valiant Le Havre team, who still led 3-1 fifteen minutes from time. Hanging on four days before its Champions League semi-final against Dortmund, Paris will have to wait two weeks to be crowned champion of France!

Hit by Lee, the free kick is poorly repelled by the opposing defense. It comes back to Hakimi who tries to place a ball in the area. The leather goes out of bounds.

Sangante receives a warning After surrounding Mbappé.

As Paris rushes to attack again, Vitinha gets a chance to strike from 25m. His curled attempt goes over the top!

Paris is picking up thanks to Gonçalo Ramos! On the right side, Lee Kang-in places a real cake on the head of the Portuguese attacker, who deceives Desmas with a beautiful cross header. PSG equalizes in added time!

Considering himself the victim of a foul in the previous action, Mbappé contested the referee’s decision and received a warning.

Mbappé performs a festival and pierces the Le Havre defense before stumbling on Sangante. The leather comes back to Vitinha, whose shot misses.

Négo tries to lock himself in on the right of the Parisian goal, along the touchline, and manages to keep the lead in front of Zaire-Emery.

There will be six minutes of added time.

Vitinha recovers a ball on the left of the area but sees his shot fly well above the opponent’s goal.

PSG is now taking all the risks to come back to the score against a Le Havre team which no longer retains the ball at all.

On the following corner, Sangante seemed to push Danilo during an aerial duel. The referee whistles against the Parisian defender.

As a pivot, Mbappé takes advantage of Lee’s good pass to pass towards Ramos in the area. The Portuguese striker comes up against Desmas but comes up against the goalkeeper, author of a superb save!

Daller Kuzyaev and Antoine Joujou replace Oussama Targhalline and Josué Casimir.

The Parisian siege begins again! Mbappé shifts Mayulu who places an aerial cross, repelled by the Le Havre defense. The leather comes back to Lee who in turn tries to cross on the ground. The Normans are breaking away again!

Achrah Hakimi relaunches PSG! Found between the lines, the Moroccan full-back relies on Ramos who resists the charge from two Le Havre players. The latter finds his partner in the area, who does not tremble to adjust Desmas!

Zaire-Emery is warned after missing his intervention in front of Sabbi.

What self-sacrifice from Le Havre! While Hakimi made the difference and launched Mbappé, Opéri broke away to prevent the attacker from controlling the ball in the area.

First change on the Le Havre side: Yassine Kechta replaces André Ayew.

Paris continues to rotate in the Le Havre camp but still cannot get close to Desmas’ goal.

Found in the area, Lee carries out a Nice oriented control and takes his chance with force. Lloris makes a superb defensive move.

On the right side, Hakimi takes charge of the corner. The ball is poorly cleared and comes back to Mbappé, who places a nice curl on the left of the area. This flirts with the opposite post from Desmas!

On a two-played corner, Vitinha places a cross-shot on the left of the area. Desmas stretches out to his full length and pushes back the danger.

Gonçalo Ramos and Milan Skriniar replace Randal Kolo Muani and Marquinhos.

Abdoulaye Touré takes Keylor Navas perfectly on the wrong foot! To everyone’s surprise, Le Havre leads 3-1 on the Parc lawn!

After video analysis, Mr. Delajod indicates the penalty point! Le Havre has the opportunity to take a break!

Ayew deflects with his head a long clearance from Desmas. Négo passes Danilo in the area, who misses his intervention and shoots the full-back’s foot. VAR analyzes a potential penalty.

Little in sight since his entry, Mbappé is launched in depth by Mayulu. The attacker is flagged offside.

Paris is still running the ball but possession lacks the speed and rhythm to shake up a very well established Le Havre block.

Mayulu stares at his opponent on the left side before dropping a tricky ball towards Hakimi in the area. The full-back deflects with one touch but is hampered by Lloris in front of the opposing goal.

Superb opening which breaks the lines made by Marquinhos, who alerts Lee on the right flank. The Korean incoming center is pushed back by the Norman defense.

Nice combination made between Zaire-Emery and Hakimi. The full-back continues his action, pierces the opposing defense but stumbles on Négo as he was preparing to attack in the area!

Salmier keeps the ball on the ground after going out of touch, preventing Marquinhos from getting hold of it. A slight scuffle ensued between the two men. The referee intervenes but does not show a yellow card.

The Le Havre striker makes his return to the pitch while Paris is in control of the leather at the start of the second half.

Casimir remains on the ground, hit in the lower back after an aerial duel with Beraldo.

The second half kicks off! Kylian Mbappé, Lee Kang-in and Senny Mayulu come into play and replace Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola and Marco Asensio.

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 a corner.

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

The title match for Paris?