PSG saved by Mbappé… and Donnarumma’s replacement

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By: Manu Tournoux

Reduced to ten at the very start of the match, Paris Saint-Germain nevertheless won 0-2 on the Le Havre pitch this Sunday in Ligue 1.

Four days after its draw snatched in added time against Newcastle in the Champions League (1-1), PSG this Sunday afternoon, on the occasion of the 14th day of Ligue 1. With a special flocking in the back – the names of the players were written in Korean -, Luis Enrique’s men did not reassure, but ensured the essential (0-2) by winning three new points to take a little more comfort at the top of the championship .

If Gianluigi Donnarumma was excluded after only 10 minutes of play, following the exit on a stretcher of Fabian Ruiz (8th), injured in the shoulder and replaced by Manuel Ugarte, Kylian Mbappé struck again. The Parisian captain of the day found the fault of a curled shot following a back cross from Ousmane Dembélé (0-1, 23rd). The latter, on the other hand, lacked success in front of goal, he who found the post with a cross shot from the right (60th).

Arnau Tenas impresses for his premiere

Author of another huge miss with his foot, Donnarumma was replaced by Arnau Tenas. And for his very first minutes in Parisian colors, he who arrived this summer from Barcelona this summer, the 22-year-old Spanish goalkeeper was imperial. He saved his people with several high-class parades, but above all decisive. Thus, despite their numerical superiority, the Normans did not manage to come back to the score, despite an interesting copy and numerous opportunities.

Ten days before returning to Dortmund in the Champions League, PSG is not really reassured. On the other hand, this success is precious since it allows the reigning French champions to take a four-point lead over runner-up Nice.