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PSG have been accused of disrespecting Ligue 1 after resting several top stars ahead of their clash with Clermont.
With the club nine points clear at the top of the league, Luis Enrique fielded a heavily rotated side to take on relegation-threatened Clermont at the Parc Des Princes.
Kylian Mbappe, Marquinhos and Achraf Hakimi were all on the bench for the Parisian club, while first-choice goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was also outside the starting line-up.
However, the club’s decision to rest a number of key players ahead of the Champions League quarter-final clash with Barcelona came close.
Habib Keita scored his first goal of the season to give the struggling visitors the lead in the first half before Mbappe came off the bench to assist Goncalo Ramos, who saved his side with an equalizer in the closing stages.
PSG has been accused of ‘contempt’ for Ligue 1 after fielding a rotating squad for their clash with Clermont
With several key players rested for their upcoming Champions League match, Les Parisiens fell behind against the relegation-threatened side
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Despite coming away with a point, Clermont remains seven points adrift of safety in Ligue 1 in a relegation battle in which Le Havre are also embroiled.
Speaking after the match, Le Havre president Jean-Michel Roussier insisted the league leaders’ decision to leave out their top stars was a sign of ‘contempt’ for the domestic competition.
“It is an expression of enormous contempt for the French league,” Roussier said L’Equipe.
‘I have prepared a text message to send to Ligue 1 to express how I feel that PSG is making fun of our league. Apparently that’s all been validated by a lot of people. They make fun of people,” he added.
Kylian Mbappe was eventually introduced from the bench and assisted Goncalo Ramos as they salvaged a point
After avoiding defeat on Sunday, stay Les Parisiens the focus is firmly on the visit to Barcelona on Wednesday evening.
A straight-leg win against the Blaugrana would set up a semi-final between the winners of Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, as Kylian Mbappe looks to pull off a fairytale ending to what looks set to be his final season at the club.