Lens vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1
Georginio Wijnaldum salvages draw for Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain at Lens
Georginio Wijnaldum came to the rescue with a last-gasp goal as Paris Saint-Germain salvaged a fortunate 1-1 draw at Lens on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 47': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 54': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Gaël Kakuta because of an injury.
- 62': Goal! Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
- 63': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye replaces Danilo Pereira.
- 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé replaces Mauro Icardi.
- 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Juan Bernat.
- 80': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces David Costa.
- 90': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Goal! Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
- 90'+3': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 36,685
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | Paris Saint-Germain | 19 | 45 | 2 |
| +19 | Lens | 18 | 43 | 3 |
| +22 | Marseille | 18 | 35 | 5 |
| +9 | Lyon | 18 | 33 | 5 |
Statistics
PSG |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 64.4 | Possession | 35.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 628 | Accurate Passes | 314 |
| 708 | Passes | 377 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 16 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 12 | Clearances | 16 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 20 | David Da Costa |
| 10 | Gaël Kakuta |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 14 | Juan Bernat |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 8 | Leandro Paredes |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
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