Le Havre Vs Psg: Barcola header decides 0-1 win
In the le havre vs psg fixture on Feb 28, 2026, Bradley Barcola's first-half header proved decisive as Paris Saint-Germain won 1-0 at Le Havre. The result moved the reigning champions four points clear at the top of Ligue 1 after Lens' 1-1 draw at Strasbourg on Friday night, and a late penalty from substitute Désiré Doué was saved by Mory Diaw.
Le Havre Vs Psg match details
Barcola met Lee Kang-in's 37th-minute cross with a downward header to beat Mory Diaw and register the only goal of the game. The final score was 0-1 on Feb 28, 2026. PSG capitalised on Lens' 1-1 draw at Strasbourg on Friday night to stretch their advantage, and the club entered the match as the reigning champions.
Early pressure and openings
PSG looked dangerous from the second minute, when Khvicha Kvaratskhelia met Lee's corner but was denied by a goal-line clearance from Yanis Zouaoui. Vitinha then had a shot blocked by the home defence, and Barcola — deployed in a false nine role by Luis Enrique — was likewise denied after charging forward.
First-half sequence and disallowed strike
Le Havre struggled to get out of their own half, and their only notable first-half move ended when Matvei Safonov intercepted a dangerous cross from Simon Ebonog. Warren Zaïre-Emery switched the ball out to Lee on the right; Lee cut inside and sent a left-footed cross which Barcola met to score eight minutes before half-time. Two minutes later Lee was sent through one-on-one by Barcola but sent his shot wide. Four minutes before half-time Dro Fernández — the January signing from Barcelona — thought he had his first goal for Les Parisiens when he turned in Achraf Hakimi's cross, but both Hakimi and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were ruled offside and the goal was denied.
Second-half chances and a post
Five minutes into the second half Zaire-Emery cut out a poor clearance from Diaw and Kvaratskhelia's follow-up struck the post. PSG continued to push: Diaw kept out a Kvaratskhelia shot and then denied Nuno Mendes, while Le Havre briefly threatened when Issa Soumaré got into the box but his powerful right-footed shot was kept out by Safonov.
Late penalty and decisive saves
After Mory Diaw made a superb close-range stop to keep out Ibrahim Mbaye's 78th-minute effort, PSG were awarded a penalty when Lucas Gourna-Douath brought down Doue on the right side of the box. Substitute Désiré Doué saw his low penalty saved by Diaw, and PSG then comfortably dealt with a couple of late Le Havre attacks to hold on for the three points.
The sequence of the match featured early PSG dominance, Barcola's 37th-minute header from Lee Kang-in's cross, a disallowed Fernandez effort four minutes before half-time, a second-half post by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia after a clearance was cut out by Warren Zaïre-Emery, and a late saved penalty for Doué by Mory Diaw. The result leaves PSG 1-0 winners in the Feb 28, 2026 meeting at Le Havre and four points clear at the top of Ligue 1.
