Ligue 1: Lens inflicts in Paris Saint-Germain his first defeat of season

Lens takes advantage of this success to lengthen its advance on Olympique de Marseille (3rd) to seven points. PSG keeps from advance in mind, but this first defeat all competitions since March 20, 2022 revealed flaws.

MO12345lemonde with AFP

The RC Lens inflicted on Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) its first defeat of the season, three goals to one, and reinforced its second place at four points from the Parisian leader, Sunday 1 er January at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium, during the 17 ^e day of Ligue 1.

Sang et Or, of which it is the ninth victory of the home season in as many meetings, marked by Przemyslaw Frankowski (5 ^{e ), Loïs Openda (28 e sup>) and Alexis Claude-Maurice (47 e ). Very disappointing, the PSG, deprived of Neymar and Lionel Messi, marked by Hugo Ekitike (8 e ), for the 400 e}

é> by Marco Verratti under the Parisian colors.

In particular with a magnificent Loïs Openda match, the team of Franck Haise, who lived his 100 e match on the Lensois bench, deserved his victory, in an incandescent Bollaert stadium. Lens also takes advantage of this prestigious success to lengthen its advance on Olympique de Marseille (3 ^e ), which plays Montpellier on Monday. Above all, Racing is indeed found in the race for a second title of champion, after that of 1998.

PSG keeps in lead, but this first defeat all competitions since March 20, 2022 (3-0 in Monaco) revealed flaws, especially in defense, and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma appeared feverish. This time Kylian Mbappé, at length acclaimed by Bollaert in the warm-up, could not save his team, as against Strasbourg on Wednesday, where he snatched the victory (2-1) in the last second.