French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain vs Lens, 2024-25 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
  • 4': Ousmane Dembélé
FT
1 - 0
  • Red Card 59': Abdukodir Khusanov

PSG beat 10-man Lens to extend Ligue 1 lead 

Leaders Paris Saint-Germain continued their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season as an early goal from Ousman Dembele gave them a 1-0 home win over RC Lens.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Lens. M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
  • 4': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Lens 0. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 5': Offside, Lens. Adrien Thomasson is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 6': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Jhoanner Chávez (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 10': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. João Neves is caught offside.
  • 11': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Willian Pacho.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 14': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 15': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Sotoca (Lens).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
  • 20': Substitution, Lens. Hamzat Ojediran replaces Florian Sotoca because of an injury.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Anass Zaroury (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
  • 22': Foul by Hamzat Ojediran (Lens).
  • 22': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Hamzat Ojediran (Lens).
  • 28': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Deiver Machado (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jhoanner Chávez with a cross.
  • 32': Foul by Jhoanner Chávez (Lens).
  • 32': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Deiver Machado.
  • 33': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 33': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Neves.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
  • 36': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anass Zaroury with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Anass Zaroury (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Diouf.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
  • 41': Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 44': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 44': Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Jhoanner Chávez (Lens).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens).
  • 45'+1': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Andy Diouf (Lens).
  • 45'+5': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Lens 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Lens 0.
  • 46': Foul by Andy Diouf (Lens).
  • 46': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 47': Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Offside, Lens. Adrien Thomasson is caught offside.
  • 49': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Andy Diouf (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
  • 53': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 55': Hamzat Ojediran (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Hamzat Ojediran (Lens).
  • 57': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens).
  • 57': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Anass Zaroury (Lens).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens).
  • 59': Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens) is shown the red card.
  • 61': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 62': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
  • 62': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Andy Diouf (Lens).
  • 62': Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Andy Diouf (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Lens. Neil El Aynaoui replaces Adrien Thomasson.
  • 63': Substitution, Lens. Malang Sarr replaces Jonathan Gradit.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Andy Diouf (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Anass Zaroury.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Hamzat Ojediran (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Marquinhos.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Andy Diouf (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué replaces Marco Asensio.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
  • 72': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brice Samba.
  • 73': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 73': Jhoanner Chávez (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
  • 76': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Neves.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Andy Diouf (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anass Zaroury with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, Lens. David Pereira da Costa replaces Andy Diouf.
  • 80': Substitution, Lens. Rémy Labeau-Lascary replaces Anass Zaroury.
  • 81': Foul by Hamzat Ojediran (Lens).
  • 81': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 85': Jhoanner Chávez (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
  • 86': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Rémy Labeau-Lascary.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Rémy Labeau-Lascary (Lens).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Lens 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Lens 0.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 3
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 2
31.3 Possession 68.7
13 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
252 Accurate Passes 640
322 Passes 720
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.4
36 Long Balls 54
22 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 12
20 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 7
19 Effective Clearances 13
19 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,889

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 10 +21 26
2 Marseille 10 +11 20
3 AS Monaco 10 +8 20
4 Lille 10 +7 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
39 Matvei Safonov (GK)
51 Willian Pacho
5 Marquinhos Yellow Card
25 Nuno Mendes
2 Achraf Hakimi
17 Vitinha
8 Fabián Ruiz
87 João Neves
11 Marco Asensio
29 Bradley Barcola
10 Ousmane Dembélé

RCL Lens (3-4-3)

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK)
4 Kevin Danso Yellow Card
25 Abdukodir Khusanov Yellow Card
24 Jonathan Gradit Yellow Card
18 Andy Diouf Yellow Card
28 Adrien Thomasson
3 Deiver Machado
13 Jhoanner Chavez
8 M'Bala Nzola
21 Anass Zaroury
7 Florian Sotoca

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