Paris Saint-Germain secured a 2-0 victory against Lens on Sunday night during the 18th round of Ligue 1, despite facing a Lensois side reduced to ten players for an entire half.
It was a relatively calm match with minimal pressure from Lens. Donnarumma made an early penalty save, setting the tone for PSG to dominate the game.
Barcola scored an exceptional goal just before halftime, and Lens received a red card, reducing them to ten players after a foul on Barcola.
In the second half, PSG didn’t capitalize further, and Lens held their ground against a Parisian team already mentally victorious. In the closing minutes, Kylian Mbappé sealed the win with the second goal. Final score: 2-0 for Paris.
**PSG Lineup against Lens:**
– Donnarumma – Zaïre-Emery, Marquinhos, Danilo, Hernandez – Soler (Ruiz, 62nd), Ugarte, Vitinha – Dembélé, Mbappé, Barcola
**PSG Substitutes:**
– Navas, Mukiele, Beraldo, Ruiz, E. Mbappé, Mayulu, Asensio, Kolo Muani, Ramos
**Lens Lineup against PSG:**
– Samba – Gradit, Danso, Medina – Frankowski, El-Aynaoui (Sishuba, 86th), Diouf (Fulgini, 74th), Maouassa (Chavez, 46th) – Sotoca, Wahi (Said, 74th), Pereira da Costa (Thomasson, 74th)
**Lens Substitutes:**
– Leca, Mbala, Bermont, Sylla, Sishuba, Thomasson, Chavez, Fulgini, Saïd
**PSG Player Ratings:**
– Donnarumma 6, Zaïre-Emery 5, Marquinhos 6, Danilo 5, Hernandez 6, Soler 4, Ugarte 4, Vitinha 5, Dembélé 6, Mbappé 6, Barcola 8