French Ligue 1

Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 57': Ignatius Ganago
FT
1 - 0
Paris Saint-Germain

    Coronavirus-hit PSG lose to promoted Lens in first Ligue 1 match back

    French champions Paris Saint-Germain lost 1-0 to Lens in their first Ligue 1 match of the season.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 2': Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Loic Bade (Lens).
    • 4': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 4': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 6': Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 9': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Lens).
    • 9': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 11': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Offside, Lens. Loic Bade tries a through ball, but Clement Michelin is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a headed pass.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
    • 17': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jean-Louis Leca.
    • 19': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
    • 19': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 22': Foul by Manuel Perez (Lens).
    • 22': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Kays Ruiz-Atil (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
    • 25': Offside, Lens. Gaël Kakuta tries a through ball, but Simon Banza is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Manuel Perez (Lens).
    • 27': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga.
    • 29': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kays Ruiz-Atil tries a through ball, but Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga is caught offside.
    • 31': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
    • 31': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
    • 31': Kays Ruiz-Atil (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 33': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Simon Banza (Lens) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Clement Michelin with a cross.
    • 35': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
    • 36': Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Loic Bade (Lens).
    • 37': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Issiaga Sylla.
    • 38': Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a through ball.
    • 42': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
    • 42': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens).
    • 44': Kays Ruiz-Atil (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Lens 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Paris Saint Germain 0.
    • 48': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 49': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marcin Bulka tries a through ball, but Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
    • 50': Offside, Lens. Issiaga Sylla tries a through ball, but Clement Michelin is caught offside.
    • 52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Loic Bade.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
    • 56': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Layvin Kurzawa is caught offside.
    • 57': Goal! Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
    • 61': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Lens).
    • 61': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Simon Banza (Lens) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta with a headed pass.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clement Michelin.
    • 64': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 64': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Simon Banza.
    • 65': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
    • 65': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
    • 66': Kays Ruiz-Atil (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 68': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Colin Dagba replaces Kays Ruiz-Atil.
    • 69': Foul by Clement Michelin (Lens).
    • 69': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
    • 70': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Gaël Kakuta.
    • 71': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Ignatius Ganago.
    • 74': Clement Michelin (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Abdou Diallo replaces Presnel Kimpembe.
    • 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Jesé replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga.
    • 77': Hand ball by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 78': Hand ball by Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 78': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 78': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 83': Substitution, Lens. Tony Mauricio replaces Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
    • 83': Substitution, Lens. Ismael Boura replaces Issiaga Sylla.
    • 84': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mitchel Bakker replaces Juan Bernat.
    • 85': Hand ball by Tony Mauricio (Lens).
    • 86': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 86': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
    • 86': Mitchel Bakker (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Corentin Jean (Lens).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 90'+2': Ismael Boura (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
    • 90'+4': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 21
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 1
    78.2 Possession 21.8
    8 SHOTS 7
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    813 Accurate Passes 164
    896 Passes 236
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    0 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 16
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    30 Long Balls 49
    18 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 14
    17 Tackles 24
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 23
    11 Effective Clearances 21
    11 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 5,067

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 29 +40 66
    2 Lens 29 +28 62
    3 Lyon 30 +15 54
    4 Lille 30 +15 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
    4 Loïc Badé
    14 Facundo Medina
    24 Jonathan Gradit
    6 Manuel Pérez
    28 Cheick Doucouré Yellow Card
    10 Gaël Kakuta
    3 Issiaga Sylla
    13 Clement Michelin
    23 Simon Banza
    27 Ignatius Ganago
    Lens Substitutes:
    Jonathan Clauss, Steven Fortes, Gaëtan Robail, Corentin Jean, Tony Mauricio, Wuilker Faríñez, Florian Sotoca, Yannick Cahuzac, Ismael Boura.

    PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Marcin Bulka (GK)
    3 Presnel Kimpembe
    4 Thilo Kehrer
    14 Juan Bernat Yellow Card
    20 Layvin Kurzawa
    27 Idrissa Gueye
    6 Marco Verratti
    21 Ander Herrera
    29 Arnaud Kalimuendo
    36 Kays Ruiz-Atil
    19 Pablo Sarabia Yellow Card
    Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
    Colin Dagba, Mitchel Bakker, Jesé, Xavi Simons, Abdou Diallo, Garissone Innocent, Bandiougou Fadiga, Timothee Pembélé.

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