Inside the PSG Post newsroom: Our experience of the PSG vs Clermont match

90' End of the match

End of the game. PSG manages to salvage a point and leaves Clermont 'with a taste of honey on their lips'.

86' Goncalo Ramos equalizes

After a brilliant pass from Marquinhos, he found Goncalo Ramos, who then played it to Mbappe. Kylian returned the ball, and finally, Ramos shot to make it 1-1. A fantastic team effort by PSG to salvage a point.

67' Three substitutions by Luis Enrique

With the score still in the negative, Luis Enrique opted to make three direct changes: Milan Skriniar for Marquinhos, Senny Mayulu for Kang-In Lee, and finally Randal Kolo Muani for Kylian Mbappé.

Let's see if the changes pay off and PSG manages to turn the score around.

58' Hakimi close, and Mbappe to the rescue

As the minutes pass, despite PSG's intensity and high pressure, they fail to secure the equalizer. Luis Enrique seems to have a clear solution, and it has a name: Kylian Mbappe. The French forward is already warming up and appears to be entering shortly.

Just during Mbappe's warm-up, Achraf Hakimi had a clear goal opportunity that hit the crossbar.

54' PSG comes out all guns blazing seeking the equalizer!

Right from the start of the second half, Luis Enrique's side fully poured forward into the opposition's area. There's no doubt that PSG knows what they need to do to revive in the match, but for now, Clermont is holding up well.

45' The first half ends, PSG falls in Paris

Although PSG visibly woke up after this goal against them, it wasn't enough to equalize the match. Undoubtedly, we can imagine a wake-up call from Luis Enrique to his squad during halftime. We'll see how the Spanish tactician addresses this.

Senny Mayulu, a 17-year-old PSG academy graduate, had put the score at 1-1, but the goal was disallowed due to a previous foul.

32' Clermont takes the lead!

On Saturday, April 6th, PSG hosted Clermont at Parc des Princes in their last league match before facing FC Barcelona in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the same venue. To the surprise of almost everyone, the visitors took the lead half an hour into the game.

Clermont sits at the bottom of the current Ligue 1 standings with 20 points, while PSG leads with 62 points. That's a whopping 42-point difference between the two teams. In this match, where Parisians dominated in every aspect, it was Habib Keïta who gave the modest Clermont a partial advantage.

We'll see how Luis Enrique's team overcomes this disadvantage.