Paris St Germain wanted a late cameo from Kylian Mbappe and an 86th-minute equaliser by Goncalo Ramos to grab a 1-1 draw with Ligue 1’s backside membership Clermont Foot.
With greater checks to come back – notably the primary leg of their Champions League conflict with Barcelona on Wednesday – Luis Enrique named a youthful PSG line-up and handed full debuts to a pair of 17-year-olds, Yoram Zague and Senny Mayulu.
However the Spaniard would nonetheless have anticipated to comfortably beat a aspect who kicked off six factors adrift of even the relegation play-off place.
Nevertheless, he needed to summon Mbappe from the bench with 25 minutes remaining and the France ahead duly arrange Ramos to safe a degree.
Enrique was pressured into an early change when Nordi Mukiele collided with Clermont keeper Massamba Ndiaye and had to get replaced by Achraf Hakimi.
PSG’s first probability fell to Ramos, who was teed up by the full of life Mayulu, however his shot was deflected huge.
Ramos then laid the ball off to Hakimi, whose low shot was saved by Ndiaye.
Clermont gained on their final go to to Paris, on the ultimate day of final season.
And so they threatened one other shock after they took the lead, completely in opposition to the run of play, after 31 minutes.
BUUUUT pour le @ClermontFoot !!! Habib Keita inscrit son 1er however de la saison !
0⃣-1⃣ #PSGCF63 pic.twitter.com/m8PeCrFyeD
— Clermont Foot 63 (@ClermontFoot) April 6, 2024
It was a calamitous aim to concede, with Neto Borges racing down the correct and sending a excessive, hopeful cross in the direction of the far publish.
Alan Virginius turned the ball again into the trail of Habib Keita and when Manuel Ugarte slid in to dam, the ball looped up over dwelling keeper Arnau Tenas and past the despairing slide of Milan Skriniar.
PSG had the ball within the internet simply earlier than half-time when Mayulu drove dwelling from the sting of the world, however a VAR verify noticed a transparent foul by fellow teen Zague within the build-up.
After the break Marco Asensio swung in a harmful free-kick which Danilo Pereira headed into the side-netting.
Moments later Mayulu drilled a low cross into the world and Hakimi crashed his shot in opposition to the underside of the crossbar.
Gonçalo Ramos has scored Paris Saint-Germain’s 1⃣0⃣0⃣th aim of the season throughout all competitions! pic.twitter.com/ri8mjpWzIt
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) April 6, 2024
Mbappe, despatched on for his three hundredth PSG look, noticed his header saved by Ndiaye after Ramos had rattled the crossbar.
The visiting keeper then made an outstanding save to tip a Ramos header over.
However Ndiaye was powerless to forestall the equaliser when Mbappe break up the defence open lo go away Ramos with a easy end.
Mbappe might have gained it in stoppage time however his shot hit the side-netting.
