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

PSG		RCL
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	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

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
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.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Marcin Bulka (GK)
3	Presnel Kimpembe
4	Thilo Kehrer
14	Juan Bernat
20	Layvin Kurzawa
27	Idrissa Gueye
6	Marco Verratti
21	Ander Herrera
29	Arnaud Kalimuendo
36	Kays Ruiz-Atil
19	Pablo Sarabia

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Colin Dagba, Mitchel Bakker, Jesé, Xavi Simons, Abdou Diallo, Garissone Innocent, Bandiougou Fadiga, Timothee Pembélé.

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