It was time for revenge for the Parisiennes. Clinging to the first leg by the Havraises (2-2), PSG had the opportunity to redeem themselves and above all to get closer to the head of Olympique Lyonnais, winner in Rodez on Saturday (0-5). Successful mission for the players of the capital, not without whipping against the Normans on Sunday (3-1).
What you must remember
In this unchanging distance fight between Parisiennes and Lyonnaises, Gérard Prêcheur’s players had no other choice but to win so as not to let their title ambitions slip away. Despite an unsatisfactory winter transfer window defensively and a revamped eleven, the Parisiennes reacted after their last spectacular draw, conceded a fortnight ago in Fleury (4-4).
Faced with the five-man defense of the promoted, consistent this season, Paris broke their teeth for a while. Lieke Martens should have taken advantage of the huge gift offered by Deja Davis (15th), but the Dutchman rolled too far to the right (15th). A little masochistic, the Le Havre defense handed him another cartridge to finally be shot, with a well-placed volley just before halftime (1-0, 45th). Coveted by Chelsea this winter, Kadidiatou Diani missed two face-to-face meetings with Laëtitia Philippe (32nd, 57th) before donning the heroine costume, as often this season.
The Havraises had picked up thanks to Nadjma Ali Nadjim (1-1, 47th), but the Parisian captain converted his penalty (2-1, 69th) before launching Laurina Fazer for the knockout goal. (3-1, 90th+3). These three points are important for Paris, since their pursuers had won this weekend (Paris FC, Fleury, Montpellier). Lyon is only one point ahead, the hunt can resume.
The player: Picaud in halftone
After taking four from Fleury, Sarah Bouhaddi was replaced in the Parisian goal by Constance Picaud. Called several times in Blue without playing, the latter was first shown to be important at the start of the match. Capturing a long shot from Nadjma Ali Nadjim (5th) before anticipating a deep pass that could have been converted without his exit (9th). But Picaud was too wait-and-see on the equalizer, not leaving his line on the center taken over by Ali Nadjim.
The number: 14
With 14 goals, Kadidiatou Diani is more than ever top scorer in Paris Saint-Germain, but also in the French Championship, 5 points ahead of Mathilde Bourdieu (Paris FC). Diani has already beaten his previous record for one season (13).