PSG Edge Le Havre 1-0, Extend Ligue 1 Lead

PSG extends lead at top of Ligue 1 with narrow win over Le Havre

PSG beat Le Havre 1-0, with Bradley Barcola scoring the winning header. Lee Kang-in's assist helps PSG secure crucial 1-0 win.

PSG's narrow 1-0 win over Le Havre extends their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to four points over Lens...

Back from their Champions League win over Monaco, PSG secured their ninth Ligue 1 victory in 10 matches, solidifying their place at the summit.

Following their 5-4 aggregate victory over AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) on Tuesday night, PSG turned their attention back to Ligue 1 here.

Luis Enrique’s side had ambitions of opening up a four-point lead at the top after RC Lens drew 1-1 against RC Strasbourg on Friday night, and Les Parisiens knew anything but three points would be a huge failure.

As such, they looked to hammer home their superiority in the early stages. Achraf Hakimi skimmed the left post with a strike from outside the box in the third minute following a corner, and the returning Lee Kang-in stung Mory Diaw’s palms with a curled effort in the 24th minute.

A period of early dominance eventually led to the breakthrough when Lee Kang-in found Bradley Barcola with a pinpoint cross, and the Frenchman made no mistake, powering his header into the net.

Lee then missed a golden chance to double PSG's lead on the stroke of half-time, sidefooting agonisingly wide under no pressure. Just as it seemed like PSG would go into the break with a comfortable lead, Dro Fernandez thought he'd scored, but VAR ruled it offside.

PSG smelled blood after the break, and Barcola would have doubled his account for the night if he had directed a diving header on target.

Nevertheless, trailing by a single goal, Le Havre knew they were still in the game and fired a warning shot when Issa Soumare’s strike from inside the box drew an outstanding stop out of Matvey Safonov.

An important three points secured in Le Havre 🤝#HACPSG #Ligue1 pic.twitter.com/zrdr7tZNql

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) February 28, 2026

Sensing Le Havre's growing confidence, Enrique threw on Nuno Mendes and Desire Doue to try and kill the game. The pair played key roles in the final stages.

The player should've scored instead of shooting straight at Diaw. Then, Doue's penalty was superbly saved by Diaw after Gourna-Douath brought him down.

Ultimately, the reigning European champions weren’t punished for their wastefulness - they amassed an xG of 3.88 - meaning they are now unbeaten in 12 meetings dating back to 1999.

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Defeat for Le Havre, meanwhile, leaves them 13th in the table, although they are still a comfortable nine points clear of the relegation zone.