Ligue 1 - Paris Saint-Germain suffers first defeat of season in 3-1 defeat to Lens

2023-01-02 09:12

Ligue 1 - Paris Saint-Germain suffers first defeat of season in 3-1 defeat to Lens


In the 17th round of the 2022/23 Ligue 1 season, the competition continued. Although the defending champion Paris Saint-Germain relied on Ejitique to equalize the score in the front game, they still lost to Lens 1-3 in the end. First defeat.


Only 5 minutes into the game, Lens took the lead in creating a threat. Hydara passed the ball from the left side of the penalty area. A side shot hit, helping Lens open the scoring 1-0.


Only 3 minutes later, Mukele made a cross from the bottom line from the right, and Ekitik pushed the goal from the front point, helping Paris Saint-Germain to equalize the score 1-1. In the 26th minute, Obonda shot a low shot from the top of the penalty area, but the ball was confiscated by Donnarumma. Subsequently, Obonda stopped the ball in the middle of the penalty area and volleyed but it went above the post.


Paris Saint-Germain still lead the standings


In the 28th minute, Fofana from Lens sent a direct pass from a long distance in the middle. Ramos immediately stepped forward to defend and made a mistake. Lens achieved a 2-1 lead.


In the 47th minute of the second half, Fabian Luis was intercepted in front of the penalty area, Obonda made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Maurice scored in the middle, helping Lens score 3-1 Continue to lead Paris Saint-Germain. In the 54th minute, Ashraf cut from the left to the top of the penalty area and shot hard, but Lens goalkeeper Samba struggled to save the ball.


In the 61st minute, Mbappe's low shot in the penalty area was also confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper. In the 75th minute, Verratti sent a pick pass from the middle, and Mukele ferryed the header from the right side of the penalty area, and then Sarabia's close-range header was saved by the Lens goalkeeper.


In the end, Paris Saint-Germain, who was playing away, lost 1-3 to Lens. At present, Paris Saint-Germain still leads the standings with 44 points, but Lens is closely behind with 40 points.