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 latest type.
The slender victory got here simply days after PSG almost threw away a 5-1 mixture lead towards Aston Villa within the Champions League quarterfinals. Regardless of progressing, its second-leg collapse — conceding three objectives and looking out defensively disjointed — raised critical questions on its readiness for the subsequent hurdle: a semifinal showdown with an in-form Arsenal aspect.
Supervisor Luis Enrique made 9 adjustments to his beginning XI towards Le Havre, resting key gamers following their European exploits. With the Ligue 1 title already secured, rotation was anticipated, nevertheless it got here on the expense of rhythm and cohesion.
PSG struck early, opening the scoring within the eighth minute via Need Doue, whose deflected effort discovered the web 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 spotlight the squad’s spectacular depth.
