Paris Saint-Germain vs Lens, 2024-25 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
59': Abdukodir KhusanovPSG 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
 RCL |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,889
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 9 | +11 | 20 |
| 2 | Lens | 9 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 | Marseille | 9 | +13 | 18 |
| 4 | Lyon | 9 | +4 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Matvei Safonov (GK) |
| 51 | Willian Pacho |
| 5 | Marquinhos  |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 87 | João Neves |
| 11 | Marco Asensio |
| 29 | Bradley Barcola |
| 10 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Lens (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 25 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 18 | Andy Diouf |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 13 | Jhoanner Chavez |
| 8 | M'Bala Nzola |
| 21 | Anass Zaroury |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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