Sensation at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium! This Sunday evening, Lens offered the scalp of PSG (3-1), during the 17th day of Ligue 1. Przemyslaw Frankowski (5th), Lois Openda (28th) and Alexis Claude-Maurice (48th) capsized of happiness the many Lensois supporters. These same supporters who did not really have anything to worry about, even after the equalizer from Hugo Ekitike (8th). In the classification of the French championship, Paris Saint-Germain, despite this first defeat of the season, remains in the lead. But his blood and gold dolphin comes down to four small units.
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Often, at the start of the meeting, there are observation rounds. But Lens, like PSG, was obviously keen to make the statistics lie. And the Sang et Or even decided to quickly impose their law. After a nice, uncontrolled comeback from Massadio Haïdara, Przemyslaw Frankowski opened his goal counter this season in the top flight, with a volley from the left (5th, 1-0). The Lensois hurt their opponents very badly during the 90 minutes, especially with their pressing.
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This same pressing which pushed PSG to multiply the errors, with loss of ball, which cost him two more goals. It was first Carlos Soler who was surprised, even if the Spaniard was, at that time, in front of the opposing penalty area. But that was without counting on the incredible ability to raise Seko Fofana, who found Lois Openda in depth. The Belgian striker played Sergio Ramos, then Marquinhos, before adjusting Gianluigi Donnarumma (28th, 2-1).
Just before, the Parisian goalkeeper had made a first “gift” to the center forward, by making a mistake in his own recovery, before lying on the ball after the strike from Openda (26th). But, on returning from the locker room, the Lensois then turned into a decisive passer, after, this time, a ball lost by Fabian Ruiz in front of his area. His heeling allowed Alexis Claude-Maurice to make a break which therefore proved to be final (48th, 3-1).
Przemysław Frankowski celebrates his goal during Lens – PSG in Ligue 1
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Mbappé on a bad night, Neymar and Messi missed
The low compact Lensois block held, even if the PSG tried to react. A first reaction had even intervened quite quickly, after the opening of the score. Despite the protests of the Sang et Or, and while a fault on Brice Samba was claimed, the equalizer of Hugo Ekitike had been validated by the VAR (8th, 1-1).
The Parisians, who had many absentees like Lionel Messi or Neymar, tried everything for everything. But even their savior Kylian Mbappé could not do anything (17th, 61st). At his side, Achraf Hakimi also came up against the Lensois goalkeeper (54th), who also repelled all the attempts of Pablo Sarabia, who entered during the game (71st, 75th).
Lens have 40 points after 17 Ligue 1 appearances this season, the second highest tally for a side ranked second at this stage of the competition behind Nimes in 1959-60 (41 from three points for a win). Franck Haise has succeeded. For his hundredth, the Lensois technician won a 49th success. Above all, the Sang et Or coach hooked the Parisian ogre to his hunting board. What no one had done since March 20.
Kylian Mbappé during Lens – PSG in Ligue 1
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