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In video: PSG’s opener, signed Lee, with this very dangerous cross from Mendes.
Lee’s goal reshuffles the cards at the top of the standings as PSG returns to leadership, two points ahead of OM (2nd) and Lens (3rd). The two pursuers of the Parisians have already played this weekend: Marseille won in Nice on Friday evening (1-5), the RCL dominated Strasbourg at the start of the evening (1-0).
Ramos fails again! Found again by Neves in the area, the former Benfica striker shot from close range and it was Diaw who intervened a second time. An offside was also signaled and this seemed indisputable.
Touré collects the first yellow card of the game, guilty of an anti-playing foul on Ramos.
Kang-In Lee has just scored his first goal this season in Ligue 1. The South Korean leader scored 6 in 30 league appearances last season.
Lee opens the scoring! A few moments after Chevalier’s miracle, PSG took the lead after a perfectly constructed action. Initially, Vitinha throws Mendes on the left side, the latter fixes Nego, crosses towards the area and Ramos first misses the ball at the penalty spot. Continuing on, Lee appears and scores with a sharp shot at the near post.
The match is open for the moment and Le Havre does not hesitate to take risks to play. Digard’s players have already obtained two clear chances during this first half hour, with two decisive saves from Chevalier.
Chevalier’s miracle! In the wake of the immense opportunity for Mbaye, Le Havre also obtains a 1-0 ball. Soumaré, in the area, progresses, he crosses towards Ebonog and the deflection from the Le Havre midfielder takes the path to goal. We think we are witnessing the opening score but that was without taking into account the incredible reflex of the Parisian goalkeeper.
Mbaye misses the ball for 1-0! After a terrible error from Sanganté, who lost the ball in his 30 meters, the young Parisian infiltrated the area but his behavior was not ideal. This notably allows the perfect return of Lloris, who came to save his camp on this occasion.
Lee calls for a penalty! Launched into the area, the Parisian leader crosses from the left, coming in, and Lloris deflects with his arm. The central player does not actually make any clear movement and Mr. Vernice, quite logically, lets the game continue.
Mbaye is wasting! Found wonderfully by Zaire-Emery in depth, the young Parisian striker penetrates the surface, dives on his right foot and misses his shot. Missed opportunity for the Parisians.
In photo: the huge tifo at the Parc des Princes before the kick-off of this PSG – Le Havre.
Mathieu Vernice restarts the game after this timeout. The Parisian trainers, once called upon, left the field and Vitinha and Lee were able to regain their senses. The game starts again at eleven against eleven.
The game is stopped by Mr. Vernice after a head-to-head clash between Vitinha… and Lee. The two Parisians collided and they remained on the ground for a while, visibly stunned.
Kechta’s failure! What an opportunity for Le Havre, at the end of the first quarter of an hour, with a superb delivery from Soumaré for his attacking partner. From a tight angle, certainly, but at point blank range, Kechta hits with his left, not hard enough, and he stumbles into a vigilant Knight. Paris was very hot.
The HAC manages to get a corner, following a complicated defense from Mendes. Zouaoui hits him on the inside, from the left, and the action leads to a Parisian counterattack. Lee finally hits from 20 meters and he also finds Diaw’s gloves.
Unsurprisingly, Le Havre are deprived of the ball, with possession of barely 12%. The Digard players also came to play but, for the moment, they are defending.
Ramos stopped! Superbly served by Neves, from the chest, the Parisian striker takes over at point blank range, Diaw makes a miracle save and offside is again signaled here. The situation was borderline and the VAR assistants would undoubtedly have worked if there had been a goal.
Contentious situation in the Parisian area with Kechta who hooks Beraldo, seems to be mowed down and collapses. Penalty? No. An offside was finally signaled to penalize the Le Havre midfielder, evening attacker.
Mendes’ strike! Staggered by Mayulu at the entrance to the area, the left side decides to shoot from 18 meters, from the right, and he finds Diaw’s gloves.
The first sequences of the game allow us to observe an HAC which finally seems to retain its 4-4-2 diamond with Kectha chosen by Digard to accompany Soumaré in pressing in front. Ndiaye remains in 10, with Touré and Ebonog as relays.
Mathieu Vernice, the main referee of the match, kicks off the first period.
Note that PSG, leader before this weekend, moved to second last night, is now third in Ligue 1. The reason? RC Lens has just won at Bollaert against Strasbourg (1-0) and has joined OM (1er) to the number of points (28). The Parisians have 27 points and will need, as a reminder, a victory to regain first place in the standings from the Phocaeans.
PSG have also just revealed their starting lineup and Luis Enrique lines up Mendes from the kick-off. Doué and Dembélé are injured, Barcola and Kvaratskhelia on the bench and the attacking trio is made up of Lee, Ramos and Mbaye. Note that Ruiz, like Marquinhos and Pacho, is a substitute, and it is Mayulu who accompanies Neves and Vitinha in the midfield of the French champions.
Le Havre has just communicated its starting team and Didier Digard tried a more defensive approach than during the reception of Nantes (1-1) before the international window. The striker Mambimbi leaves the eleven and it is the hard-working midfielder Ebonog who replaces him numerically. We can imagine an HAC in 5-4-1 (or 4-5-1) with Seko who would slide into central defense with Sangaté and Lloris. Soumaré will start alone at the forefront, with probably Ndiaye and Kechta in off-center midfielders as well as Nego and Zouaoui in pistons.
On the Le Havre side, Digard can count on an almost complete group, exactly the same as two weeks ago against Nantes (1-1), and only the attackers Samatta (injured) and Pizarro (not called up) are missing.
Effective point: PSG records this Saturday evening the return to the group of Mendes, injured and forfeited in Lyon (2-3) before the international window. Hakimi, Doué and Dembélé are still in the infirmary.
In the ranking, Didier Digard’s team took advantage of this good series to make a jump and move to twelfth, four lengths ahead of Nantes (16th, play-off) and Lorient (17th, first relegation).
For its part, Le Havre is on very good momentum with only one defeat in eight days (6-2 in Marseille last month). The HAC also remains in four matches without losing: two victories against Auxerre (0-1) and Brest (1-0), two draws with Toulouse (0-0) and Nantes (1-1).
In Ligue 1, PSG remains on two consecutive successes (1-0 against Nice, 3-2 at Lyon) and is preparing to experience two intense weeks after receiving the Normans: Tottenham (Wednesday 26), Monaco (Saturday 29), Rennes (December 6) and Bilbao (December 10). Vast program.
Leader before the international window, PSG returned to second on Friday evening after OM’s victory (1er) in Nice (1-5). The Phocéens have one more point and a much better goal difference (+21 against +13), forcing the Parisians to win against the HAC to get back in front.
Welcome to our site to follow the 13th day of Ligue 1 live and the meeting between PSG and Le Havre at the Parc des Princes. Kick-off is scheduled for 9:05 p.m. this Saturday.