Lens 3-1 PSG: Franck Haise's side STUN Ligue 1 leaders

Lens 3-1 PSG: French champions slump to SHOCK defeat – their first of the season – with Lionel Messi still absent, Neymar suspended and Kylian Mbappe unable to make an impact

  • The hosts took a shock early lead thanks to a goal from Przemyslaw Frankowski
  • Hugo Ekitike equalised for Christophe Galtier’s side mere minutes later
  • But Lens again went in front before half time with a goal from Lois Openda
  • Alexis Claude-Maurice added a third goal for the home side after the interval 

Lens beat Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain 3-1 on Sunday to give the champions their first league loss of the season, narrowing the gap at the top between the two teams.

PSG were without Neymar, who was suspended after getting sent off against Strasbourg on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi who is continuing his post-World Cup recovery.

The result means Christophe Galtier’s side are on 44 points from 17 games, four points ahead of Lens in second.

Przemyslaw Frankowski’s early goal gave the hosts a shock lead against the Ligue 1 leaders

PSG talisman Kylian Mbappe was unable to get on the scoresheet at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis

The hosts took an early lead after five minutes when a deflection from PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma went to an unmarked Przemyslaw Frankowski, who volleyed the ball into the open net.

Hugo Ekitike equalised for PSG three minutes later when the striker reached a cross before Lens goalkeeper Brice Samba and tapped the ball in.

PSG were without both Neymar and Lionel Messi with the former suspended and the latter still continuing his World Cup recovery

A second half goal from Alexis Claude Maurice condemned PSG to their first defeat of the season

Lens striker Lois Openda restored his side’s lead in the 28th minute when he got a through ball from Seko Fofana and ran into the box, where he beat defender Marquinhos before finishing into the lower-right corner of the goal.

French forward Alexis Claude-Maurice made it three for Lens two minutes into the second half to seal the win.

LENS VS PSG MATCH FACTS

Lens (3-4-2-1): Samba, Gradit, Danso, Medina, Frankowski, Fofana (Poreba 90+5), Samed, Haidara, Sotoca, Claude-Maurice (Onana 73), Openda (Said 73)

Substitutes not used: Leca, Machado, Fortes, Boura, Le Cardinal, Lascary

Manager: Franck Haise

Goals: Frankowski 5′, Openda 28′, Claude Maurice 47′

Booked: Samed, Gradit

PSG (4-3-1-2): Donnarumma, Mukiele, Ramos, Marquinhos, Hakimi, Verratti, Pereira (Sarabia 58), Ruiz (Vitinha 58), Soler (Ghabri 78), Ekitike (Zaire-Emery 73), Mbappe

Substitutes not used: Navas, Rico, Bernat, Bitshiabu, Housni

Manager: Christophe Galtier

Goals: Ekitike 8′

Booked: Hakimi, Gharbi




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