French Ligue 1

PSG vs Lens 2022-23 Ligue 1

  • 31': Kylian Mbappé
  • 37': Vitinha
  • 40': Lionel Messi
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3 - 1
  • Red Card 19': Salis Abdul Samed
  • 60': Przemyslaw Frankowski (P)

Mbappé sets league goals record for PSG in 3-1 win vs Lens

— Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi scored a goal each as French league leader Paris Saint-Germain profited from a red card to beat second-place Lens 3-1 and move nine points clear of its rival.

Match Commentary

  • 19': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) is shown the red card.
  • 31': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Lens 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vitinha.
  • 37': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Lens 0. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes following a corner.
  • 40': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Lens 0. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.
  • 45': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Adrien Thomasson.
  • 45': Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Angelo Fulgini.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 3, Lens 0.
  • 60': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Lens 1. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.
  • 77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Juan Bernat replaces Nuno Mendes.
  • 84': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Jonathan Gradit.
  • 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Marquinhos.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,120

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+52 Paris Saint-Germain 32 78 2
+23 Marseille 32 59 9
+24 AS Monaco 32 58 8
+21 Nice 32 57 7
Full Table

Statistics

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8 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
10 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 6
37.6 Possession 62.4
14 SHOTS 15
7 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
371 Accurate Passes 691
421 Passes 738
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 1
25 Crosses 4
0.2 Cross % 0.3
26 Long Balls 28
12 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
4 Blocked Shots 6
4 Effective Tackles 8
8 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.9
5 Interceptions 8
7 Effective Clearances 21
7 Clearances 21

Line-Ups

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (3-5-2)

No. Name
99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
4 Sergio Ramos
15 Danilo Pereira
5 Marquinhos
17 Vitinha
28 Carlos Soler
8 Fabián Ruiz
25 Nuno Mendes
2 Achraf Hakimi
7 Kylian Mbappé
30 Lionel Messi

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK)
4 Kevin Danso
14 Facundo Medina
24 Jonathan Gradit
8 Seko Fofana
26 Salis Abdul Samed Red Card
3 Deiver Machado
29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
11 Loïs Openda
20 Angelo Fulgini
28 Adrien Thomasson

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