well helped by its executives, PSG wins in Le Havre thanks to a thunderous end to the match at the start of the championship

The French champion is back in business. In the opening of the Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain began the defense of its title by dominating Le Havre in the final minutes (4-1), Friday August 16. Saved twice by the VAR which logically refused two goals to the Normans before that (28th, 53rd), the capital club relied on Ousmane Dembélé (85th) and Bradley Barcola (86th), scorers in quick succession after coming on as substitutes. Before Randal Kolo Muani converted a penalty in the process (90th).

For his team’s first official outing since the departure of Kylian Mbappé, Luis Enrique had concocted several surprises by starting the youngsters Yoram Zague (18 years old) and Ibrahim Mbaye (16 years old) on the left flank. A lack of experience that was felt in sequences. While the Parisians thought they had made things easier for themselves at the Stade Océane when Kang-in Lee opened the scoring in the third minute of play at the end of a beautiful team move, Le Havre’s equaliser from a free kick (53rd) after the break sent shivers of pleasure through the Normandy stands.

After this fine finish, the Red and Blue will have the opportunity to continue when they host Montpellier on Friday, August 23. A match that could be played without their Portuguese center forward Gonçalo Ramos, who quickly came off injured in his left ankle after a big tackle (20th).