PLAYER RATINGS | PSG 3-3 Le Havre: Relegation battlers delay title celebrations

Paris Saint-Germain’s title celebrations were delayed on Saturday night – for another 24 hours, at least – as an adventurous showing from relegation-threatened Le Havre came within minutes of claiming a sorely-needed 3 points at the Parc des Princes. Les Parisiens, admittedly with upcoming Champions League semi-final at the front of their minds, were unable to move out of first gear until the final 15 minutes. The Normans, meanwhile, would make the most of their chances – but were ultimately denied the win by a decisive Gonçalo Ramos cameo.

Despite the occasion, Luis Enrique’s focus was – understandably – on Tuesday’s clash in Dortmund. All of Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nuno Mendes, and Lucas Hernandez left out of this weekend’s squad entirely, while Kylian Mbappé returned to an increasingly familiar seat on the bench.

Le Havre were not to be kept at bay. The hosts dominated a tepid opening twenty minutes, albeit without the incisiveness to cause Le Havre any trouble. Luka Elsner’s men were eventually able to break out – and made the most of their first clear-cut opportunity. A free-flowing counter, featuring an André Ayew backheel, would see Emmanuel Sabbi fend off two PSG defenders to play through the onrushing Christopher Opéri on the left, who found the far post to beat Keylor Navas.

The league leaders’ response came ten minutes later, and was fittingly set up by Warren Zaïre-Emery, whose contract extension until 2029 was announced just before kick-off. Having been found in the box by Ousmane Dembélé, the teenager handed his fellow espoir Bradley Barcola an open-goal finish with a cutback across goal.

But complacency set in once again for the hosts, and ten minutes later they were punished by a familiar foe in former