Ligue 1 2024-25: PSG keeps it for late to seal big win at Le Havre

PSG opened the scoring after three minutes when Goncalo Ramos found Lee Kang-in inside the box and he sent a left-foot shot into the net.

Paris St Germain’s Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring its second goal against Le Havre. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

French champion Paris St Germain won 4-1 at Le Havre on Friday, capitalising on a late collapse by the host to get its Ligue 1 season off to an excellent start.

PSG opened the scoring after three minutes when Goncalo Ramos found Lee Kang-in inside the box and he sent a left-foot shot into the net.

The visitors’ joy was short-lived, however, as Ramos was hurt in a challenge and the Portuguese international had to be replaced by Randal Kolo Muani.

The host shocked PSG after the break as Gautier Lloris equalised three minutes in, before Josue Casimir’s goal was disallowed following a VAR decision for handball in the build-up.

Five minutes before the end of the game, however, the Le Havre defence went missing.

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Ousmane Dembele headed home five minutes from time, Bradley Barcola added a third, and Kolo Muani completed the rout from the penalty spot.

PSG coach Luis Enrique was pleased with his team’s performance.

“It wasn’t easy at all,” he told reporters. “Maybe we started too calmly. We scored a goal very quickly and that relaxed us a bit too much.”

The injury to Ramos was, however, a serious blow to PSG.

“I’m not a doctor but I think it looks like a serious injury. I don’t know how many weeks he will be out,” Luis Enrique said.