Paris Saint-Germain edged previous Le Havre, 2-1, on Saturday, extending its unbeaten run in Ligue 1 however doing little to ease issues over its current type.
The slim victory got here simply days after PSG almost threw away a 5-1 combination lead in opposition to Aston Villa within the Champions League quarterfinals. Regardless of progressing, its second-leg collapse — conceding three targets and searching defensively disjointed — raised critical questions on its readiness for the following hurdle: a semifinal showdown with an in-form Arsenal facet.
Supervisor Luis Enrique made 9 adjustments to his beginning XI in opposition to Le Havre, resting key gamers following their European exploits. With the Ligue 1 title already secured, rotation was anticipated, but it surely got here on the expense of rhythm and cohesion.
PSG struck early, opening the scoring within the eighth minute by Want Doue, whose deflected effort discovered the online after a pointy help from Bradley Barcola. Goncalo Ramos added a second shortly after the break, ending off a intelligent ball from Senny Mayulu to focus on the squad’s spectacular depth.
