Without Lionel Messi and Neymar, who were absent due to continuing their post-World Cup holiday and receiving a red card, the responsibility lies with Kylian Mbappe, who rescued the team in the last match against Strasbourg. However, Lens revived the French championship race after this match.
The home side, supported by a passionate crowd of fans, played a sharp counter-attack and overwhelmed PSG’s midfield. Every time Lens won the ball in the middle of the third, they found a way to immediately rush to PSG’s backline and put great pressure.
Mbappe couldn’t save PSG.
3 goals from Przemyslaw Frankowski, Lois Openda and Alexis Claude-Maurice brought the game to a close, only Hugo Ekitike scored for PSG, a goal from the 8th minute but not enough to excite them.
The 3-1 victory helped Lens to reduce the gap with PSG to 4 points, and revive the dormant title race. The result should set off alarm bells at PSG, who are heading for a Champions League clash with Bayern Munich in early February.
Thanh Vu | 04:47 02/01/2023
