Paris Saint-Germain and Le Havre faced off this Saturday at the Stade Océane as part of Matchday 24 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season. The match ended in a 1-0 victory for PSG. After the game, Le Havre coach Didier Digard spoke at a press conference. He highlighted some positive aspects of his team’s performance, but also expressed a great deal of regret.
Digard: “If we had perhaps believed in ourselves earlier in the match, we could have achieved something different.”
“How do you feel about this match?”
“There’s pride, because we bounced back in terms of both our attitude and our performance. We showed a much better side than last week (0-2 in Nantes). There are also regrets, and that’s a shame, especially against PSG.” If we had perhaps believed in ourselves earlier in this match, we could have done something different.
Digard: “We just have to believe in ourselves and take our chances.”
What was missing around the Parisian penalty area?
A combination of precision and conviction. That’s what I explained to them at halftime. When you enter the final third 22 times, you can’t just shoot three times. If you want to score, you can’t always strive for perfection, the ideal position, or the perfect move. Sometimes, you just have to believe in yourself and take your chances. It’s really a shame to look for perfection, especially against an opponent like PSG.
Digard: “That’s often the aspect we forget to analyze when we play an opponent like PSG.”
Was there an inferiority complex?
No, I don’t think so. We put a lot of energy into winning the ball back, and when we did, we lacked the physical energy to be more precise. Perhaps we weren’t as clear-headed. That’s often the aspect we forget to analyze when playing an opponent like PSG,” remarks reported by L’Equipe.
Of course, we shouldn’t focus solely on the defeat, as losing to PSG is far from unusual. They’re a difficult team to stop, especially when they approach the match with the same seriousness and collective energy they showed yesterday. There was also some inefficiency in front of goal, which helped Le Havre believe until the very end despite some very clear-cut chances for PSG.
It’s a shame for Le Havre not to have taken advantage of this opportunity to secure at least a point, which could have been crucial in their fight for survival. Perhaps the Normandy team needed more audacity or spontaneity. Even if there weren’t that many clear-cut chances to shoot.
Above all, PSG dominated and, as is often the case, managed to tire out their opponents. Digard points this out, and it’s worth remembering. This is one of Luis Enrique’s objectives: to force an opponent to lose focus both offensively and defensively by constantly chasing the ball.
