Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Lens stay in title race as they hand PSG first league loss of the season
Lens beat Ligue 1 leaders PSG 3-1 on Sunday to give the champions their first league loss of the season and narrow the gap at the top of the table.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 1': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 3': Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 3': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Soler with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 5': Goal! Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 8': Goal! Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 11': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
- 11': Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 11': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 14': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 17': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 17': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 18': Offside, Lens. Jonathan Gradit tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 19': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 19': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
- 25': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 26': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salis Abdul Samed.
- 27': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 27': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 28': Goal! Lens 2, Paris Saint Germain 1. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Seko Fofana with a through ball following a fast break.
- 33': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
- 33': Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 35': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 39': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 40': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 41': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 41': Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 42': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 42': Foul by Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 42': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Hand ball by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45': Offside, Lens. Loïs Openda tries a through ball, but Massadio Haïdara is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 45'+1': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lens 2, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 2, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 47': Goal! Lens 3, Paris Saint Germain 1. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
- 50': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 50': Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 51': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Offside, Lens. Massadio Haïdara tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 52': Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain).
- 54': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 56': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 57': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 57': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Danilo Pereira.
- 58': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 61': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
- 65': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
- 66': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
- 66': Attempt missed. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Sotoca following a fast break.
- 71': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vitinha with a through ball.
- 71': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brice Samba.
- 72': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marquinhos.
- 73': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Loïs Openda.
- 73': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Hugo Ekitike.
- 73': Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Alexis Claude-Maurice.
- 75': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a headed pass.
- 75': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 76': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Carlos Soler.
- 79': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
- 81': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
- 82': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 82': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 84': Foul by Ismaël Gharbi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 84': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 85': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 87': Foul by Ismaël Gharbi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 87': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Ismaël Gharbi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Massadio Haïdara.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a cross.
- 90'+3': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+3': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Lens. Lukasz Poreba replaces Seko Fofana.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lukasz Poreba (Lens).
- 90'+5': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lens 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.
Statistics
 PSG |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 59.5 | Possession | 40.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 511 | Accurate Passes | 325 |
| 577 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 26 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 11 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,047
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,047
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | +47 | 69 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 30 | +18 | 58 |
| 3 | Brest | 30 | +15 | 53 |
| 4 | Lille | 30 | +17 | 52 |
Line-Ups
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit  |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 21 | Massadio Haidara |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 18 | Alexis Claude-Maurice |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 26 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 28 | Carlos Soler |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 44 | Hugo Ekitike |
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