Save yourself the trouble with… tessara n Paris Saint Germain.
Although he faced many difficulties at the headquarters of the battle Havresbeing “stuck” in a 1-1 draw until the 85th minute of the match, Luis Enrique’s side finally found a way to start their title defense on a winning note, scoring three goals in the final minutes and celebrating the victory with 4-1.
The game started perfectly for the Parisians, since in the 3rd minute and after a very beautiful team effort with quick and continuous passes, Lee opened the scoring by perfectly placing the opposing goalkeeper from a lateral position.
In the 15th minute, Gonzalo Ramos, who provided the assist for the 1-0, was injured and had to be replaced by Luis Enrique, while Paris made it 2-0 in the 24th minute, with Kolo Muani sending the ball to girder with a strong head. In the 30th minute, the home team equalized, but the goal was disallowed for offside by a player obstructing Donnarumma, while Paris missed another chance in the 45th minute, with Asensio.
The pace was faster in the second half, with Havre finding the equalizing goal in the 48th minute, after a free-kick and a projection by Joris, while Kolo Mouani wasted a huge opportunity with a missed 4-a-4 in the 53rd minute. In the very next phase and following a corner kick, Havre counter-attacked and scored through Casimir, but the goal was disallowed by VAR for handball, while Paris had a second goal in the 61st minute through Lee.
In the end, while it was looking like a rosy start for the champions, Dembele came on to make it 1-2 in the 85th minute with a curling header, while Barkola scored with a superb spot-kick a minute later to make it 1-3, before Kolo Muani converted accurate penalty that he took himself, shaping the final 1-4!
The 1st matchday in detail:
Friday 16/8
Le Havre-Paris Saint-Germain 1-4
(48′ Joris – 3′ Lee, 85′ Dembele, 86′ Barkola, 90′ pen. Kolo Mouani)
Saturday 17/8
Brest-Marseille (18:00, SKY)
Reims-Lille (20:00)
Monaco-Saint Etienne (22:00)
Sunday 18/8
Auxerre-Nice (16:00)
Ange-Lance (18:00, online from Monobala.gr)
Montpellier-Strasbourg
Toulouse-Nades
Rennes-Lyon (21:45)
The next (2nd) matchday:
Friday 23/8
Paris Saint-Germain-Montpellier (21:45)
Saturday 24/8
Lyon-Monaco (18:00)
Lille-Angers (20:00)
Saint-Etienne-Havri (22:00)
Sunday 25/8
Lance-Brest (16:00)
Nantes-Auxerre (18:00)
Nice-Toulouse
Strasbourg-Ren
Marseille-Reims (21:45)
Source: Sport Fm
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