Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2024-25 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Bradley Barcola scores late winner as PSG beat Lens
A late goal from Bradley Barcola earned Paris Saint-Germain a 2-1 victory at Lens and keep the French champions well clear at the top of Ligue 1.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 21': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 22': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
- 22': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Bradley Barcola.
- 25': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
- 28': Foul by Malang Sarr (Lens).
- 28': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
- 29': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Deiver Machado (Lens).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 33': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Beraldo.
- 35': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 35': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Lucas Hernández.
- 36': Goal! Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. M'Bala Nzola (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 39': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 39': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
- 39': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
- 41': Offside, Lens. M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 44': Attempt blocked. M'Bala Nzola (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 44': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 45': Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 0.
- 49': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
- 53': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a through ball.
- 54': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
- 56': Attempt saved. Goduine Koyalipou (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Diouf.
- 57': Offside, Lens. M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 59': Offside, Lens. M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 59': Goal! Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. João Neves replaces Lucas Hernández.
- 60': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Lee Kang-In.
- 61': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
- 61': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
- 63': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 65': Attempt saved. Goduine Koyalipou (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by M'Bala Nzola.
- 65': Attempt saved. Goduine Koyalipou (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 65': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
- 67': Substitution, Lens. Hamzat Ojediran replaces Andy Diouf.
- 67': Substitution, Lens. David Pereira da Costa replaces Goduine Koyalipou.
- 69': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Malang Sarr (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 69': Offside, Lens. Adrien Thomasson is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt blocked. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
- 71': Offside, Lens. M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
- 75': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 75': Malang Sarr (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Hervé Koffi (Lens).
- 80': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Adrien Thomasson.
- 80': Substitution, Lens. Neil El Aynaoui replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt saved. Jonathan Gradit (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Facundo Medina (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Saïd.
- 86': Goal! Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by João Neves.
- 87': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Facundo Medina.
- 88': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Senny Mayulu replaces Désiré Doué.
- 88': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 88': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Lens).
- 88': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Attempt saved. Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90': Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
Statistics
 PSG |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 66.8 | Possession | 33.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 632 | Accurate Passes | 254 |
| 691 | Passes | 328 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 26 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,120
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,120
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Strasbourg | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Lyon | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Lens (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Hervé Koffi (GK) |
| 20 | Malang Sarr |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 3 | Deiver Machado  |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 18 | Andy Diouf |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
| 19 | Goduine Koyalipou |
| 8 | M'Bala Nzola |
Paris Saint-Germain (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 51 | Willian Pacho |
| 21 | Lucas Hernández |
| 35 | Lucas Beraldo |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 17 | Vitinha |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 33 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
| 19 | Lee Kang-in |
| 14 | Désiré Doué |
| 29 | Bradley Barcola |
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