Paris St-Germain 3-1 Lens: Kylian Mbappe scores twice as hosts claim first win of season
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Kylian Mbappe’s double helped Paris St-Germain beat Lens to claim their first Ligue win of the season.
Making his first start of the campaign following a dispute over his future at the club, the French forward thumped a first-time effort into the top corner to double the hosts’ lead and added his second late on.
Marco Asensio’s curling effort had put PSG ahead on the stroke of half-time.
But Morgan Guilavogui got one back for Lens with the last kick of the game.
Mbappe, who came off the bench to score at Toulouse last weekend, was lively from the off and had PSG’s best two chances of the first half but denied by Lens keeper Brice Samba in the first instance before his deflected effort was cleared off the line.
A surging run from Vitinho created the opening for Asensio, whose shot took a slight nick off the defender before the ball found the bottom corner.
Lucas Hernandez then teed up Mbappe for the second eight minutes after the break before Mbappe and Guilavogui each benefitted from ricochets to find the net in added time at the end of the match.
After two draws to start the campaign, victory lifts Luis Enrique’s side up to fifth.
Line-ups
PSG
Formation 4-3-3
- 99G Donnarumma
- 2Hakimi
- 5Marquinhos
- 37Skriniar
- 21HernándezSubstituted forDaniloat 83′minutes
- 33Zaïre-EmerySubstituted forSolerat 86′minutes
- 4Ugarte
- 17Vitinha
- 10DembéléSubstituted forRuizat 80′minutes
- 11Asensio
- 7Mbappé
Substitutes
- 1Navas
- 8Ruiz
- 15Danilo
- 27Ndour
- 28Soler
- 32Kurzawa
- 35Gharbi
- 44Ekitike
- 80Tenas
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 30Samba
- 24GraditBooked at 87mins
- 4Danso
- 14MedinaBooked at 19mins
- 29FrankowskiSubstituted forLe Cardinalat 45′minutes
- 6Abdul SamedSubstituted forSpieringsat 45′minutesBooked at 79mins
- 18DioufSubstituted forPereira da Costaat 83′minutes
- 3MachadoBooked at 82mins
- 28ThomassonSubstituted forWahiat 58′minutes
- 20FulginiSubstituted forGuilavoguiat 74′minutes
- 7SotocaBooked at 42mins
Substitutes
- 5Spierings
- 9Wahi
- 10Pereira da Costa
- 16Leca
- 21Haïdara
- 25Khusanov
- 26Le Cardinal
- 27Guilavogui
- 32Sishuba
- Referee:
- François Letexier
- Attendance:
- 47,864
Match Stats
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Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Lens 1.
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Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Lens 1.
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Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Lens 1. Morgan Guilavogui (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
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Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Facundo Medina with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Lens. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Lens 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
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Attempt blocked. Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Stijn Spierings (Lens).
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Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
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Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.
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Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Elye Wahi (Lens).
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Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Lucas Hernández.
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Substitution, Lens. David Pereira da Costa replaces Andy Diouf.
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Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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