Achraf Hakimi drives Paris Saint Germain’s 5-1 comeback at Le Havre

Paris Saint Germain beat Le Havre 5-1 at Stade Océane, overturning an early deficit after Josh Maja gave the hosts the lead. The result leaves Paris Saint Germain provisionally top of Ligue 1 on 20 points, while Le Havre remain provisionally #18 on 2 points.

Hakimi leads the comeback

Le Havre opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Josh Maja finished with an assist from Rayan Fofana, making it 1-0. Paris Saint Germain levelled in the 26th minute through Mika Godts, assisted by Achraf Hakimi, for 1-1.

Hakimi then completed the turnaround two minutes later. His goal, assisted by Senny Mayulu in the 28th minute, put Paris Saint Germain 2-1 ahead at half-time. Hakimi struck again in the 55th minute for 3-1, before Mayulu made it 4-1 in the 62nd minute with an assist from Hakimi. Hakimi completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute, setting the final score at 5-1.

Paris control possession and chances

Paris Saint Germain had 71% possession and 777 total passes, compared with Le Havre’s 29% and 303 passes. The shot totals were much closer, however: Paris recorded 15 to Le Havre’s 14, while expected goals were 3.13 and 1.91 respectively. Paris also had 10 shots on goal to Le Havre’s five.

There were no yellow or red cards for either team. Hakimi was the standout performer, earning a 9.1 rating after three goals, two assists and five shots on target in 71 minutes.

Updated Ligue 1 positions

Le Havre went into the game ranked #18 with 2 points from 8 games and now have 2 points from 9 games, with a record of 0W 2D 7L. Paris Saint Germain went in ranked #1 with 17 points and now lead provisionally with 20 points, recording 6W 2D 1L. Their points gap increased from 15 to 18.