Ligue 1: Lens prevails over Paris Saint Germain 3-1

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LENS. Lens defeats Paris Saint Germain 3-1.

LENS. Lens tops Paris Saint Germain 3-1. Paris Saint Germain lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jérôme Brisard with the help of Benjamin Pages and Alexis Auger. The 4th official was Anthony Ustaritz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12 degrees Celsius or 53.65 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.​

Match Statistics

Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 59% while Lens was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Lens found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Lens shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Lens received 2 yellow cards (Salis Abdul Samed and Jonathan Gradit). Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain received 2 yellow cards (Achraf Hakimi and Ismaël Gharbi).

After this match, Lens will have 37 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain will stay with 44 points to stay in the 1st place.

Match Events

  • 5'
    5'

    Przemyslaw Frankowski

  • 8'
    8'

    Hugo Ekitike

  • 28'
    28'

    Loïs Openda

  • 41'
    41'

    Salis Abdul Samed

  • 45'
    45'

    Jonathan Gradit

  • 45'
    45'

    Achraf Hakimi

  • 48'
    48'

    Alexis Claude-Maurice

    Loïs Openda

  • 58'
    58'

    Pablo Sarabia

    Danilo Pereira

  • 58'
    58'

    Vitinha

    Fabián Ruiz

  • 73'
    73'

    Jean Onana

    Alexis Claude-Maurice

  • 73'
    73'

    Wesley Saïd

    Loïs Openda

  • 73'
    73'

    Warren Zaire Emery

    Hugo Ekitike

  • 78'
    78'

    Ismaël Gharbi

    Carlos Soler

  • 88'
    88'

    Ismaël Gharbi

  • 90'
    90'

    Lukasz Poreba

    Seko Fofana

  • 90'
    90'

    Marco Verratti 

Next match

In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Lens will play away with Strasbourg on the 11th of January with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Strasbourg (2 draws).

Paris Saint Germain will host Angers SCO on the 11th of January with a 12-0 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).

Lens: Formation and Lineups

Lens started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Franck Haise chose to play with the following team: Brice Samba (6.6), Jonathan Gradit (6.7), Kevin Danso (7.7), Facundo Medina (6.8), Przemysław Frankowski (7.6), Seko Fofana (7.1), Salis Abdul Samed (7.0), Massadio Haïdara (6.8), Florian Sotoca (7.3), Alexis Claude-Maurice (7.5) and Loïs Openda (8.4).

Substitutes

Lens made 3 changes: Alexis Claude-Maurice for Jean Onana (73′), Loïs Openda for Wesley Saïd (73′) and Seko Fofana for Lukasz Poreba (90′).

Top player: Loïs Openda

The player who no doubt impressed Lens the most was Loïs Openda.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 9 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

Paris Saint Germain: Formation and Lineups

Paris Saint Germain started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

On the opposite side, Christophe Galtier played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma (5.8), Nordi Mukiele (7.1), Sergio Ramos (6.5), Marquinhos (6.4), Achraf Hakimi (7.0), Fabián Ruiz (5.9), Danilo Pereira (6.9), Marco Verratti (6.5), Carlos Soler (6.2), Hugo Ekitiké (7.1) and Kylian Mbappé (6.2).

Substitutes

Paris Saint Germain made 4 changes: Danilo Pereira for Pablo Sarabia (58′), Fabián Ruiz for Vitinha (58′), Hugo Ekitike for Warren Zaire Emery (73′) and Carlos Soler for Ismaël Gharbi (78′).

Top player: Nordi Mukiele

The player who no doubt impressed Paris Saint Germain the most was Nordi Mukiele.

His rating is (7.1) with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jake Osgathorpe

In the 1990s, I grew up watching the Premier League and idolised Eric Cantona and David Beckham. Later, I expanded my football horizons to include European and South American teams. Covered Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for several years in Spain; currently covering Marcus Rashford and Erling Haaland in Manchester. worked for Reuters, UEFA, FIFA, The Telegraph, and The Daily Mail until joining LOOTRS in 2022. usually spotted sporting a waterproof jacket at The Etihad or Old Trafford.