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Paris St-Germain lost for the first time since March as they were beaten by in-form Lens in Ligue 1.
Second-placed Lens have lost only once in 17 Ligue 1 games this season and are now just four points behind Christophe Galtier’s star-studded league leaders.
Lois Openda scored one goal and set up another for Franck Haise’s side.
PSG were without Neymar, who was suspended after being sent off on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi, who continues his post-World Cup recovery.
The hosts led after five minutes when Przemyslaw Frankowski volleyed into an empty net after a rebound off Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Hugo Ekitike quickly equalised for PSG but Openda beat defender Marquinhos and fired past Donnarumma into the bottom corner to give Lens the lead again in the 28th minute.
Alexis Claude-Maurice added a third two minutes into the second half and – despite Kylian Mbappe playing the full game – the club from northern France held on for a notable victory.
Lens drew with Nice last week on their return to action after the World Cup but have won six of their last eight matches in the league and all nine at home this season.
PSG’s last defeat was a 3-0 loss to Monaco on 20 March, 10 days after they lost in the Champions League to Real Madrid.
Line-ups
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 30Samba
- 24GraditBooked at 45mins
- 4Danso
- 14Medina
- 29Frankowski
- 8FofanaSubstituted forPorebaat 90+5′minutes
- 26Abdul SamedBooked at 41mins
- 21Haïdara
- 7Sotoca
- 18Claude-MauriceSubstituted forOnanaat 73′minutes
- 11OpendaSubstituted forSaïdat 73′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Machado
- 6Onana
- 13Poreba
- 15Fortès
- 16Leca
- 22Saïd
- 23Boura
- 25Le Cardinal
- 36Labeau Lascary
PSG
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 99G Donnarumma
- 26Mukiele
- 4Ramos
- 5Marquinhos
- 2HakimiBooked at 45mins
- 8RuizSubstituted forVitinhaat 58′minutes
- 15DaniloSubstituted forSarabiaat 57′minutes
- 6VerrattiBooked at 90mins
- 28SolerSubstituted forGharbiat 78′minutesBooked at 88mins
- 44EkitikeSubstituted forZaïre-Emeryat 73′minutes
- 7Mbappé
Substitutes
- 1Navas
- 14Bernat
- 16Rico
- 17Vitinha
- 19Sarabia
- 31Bitshiabu
- 33Zaïre-Emery
- 35Gharbi
- 37Housni
- Referee:
- Jerome Brisard
- Attendance:
- 38,047
Live Text
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Match ends, Lens 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.
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Second Half ends, Lens 3, Paris Saint Germain 1.
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Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lukasz Poreba (Lens).
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Substitution, Lens. Lukasz Poreba replaces Seko Fofana.
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Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
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Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a cross.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Massadio Haïdara.
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Ismaël Gharbi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Ismaël Gharbi (Paris Saint Germain).
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Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
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Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
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Foul by Ismaël Gharbi (Paris Saint Germain).
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Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
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