Jean Canesse, Media365, published on Saturday November 2, 2024 at 7:11 p.m.
On the only one of the match from Ousmane Dembélé, Paris Saint-Germain took the three points against Lens (1-0). The Parisians take a six-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 before hosting Atlético de Madrid in the Champions League.
PSG did not miss the opportunity. The day after Monaco's surprise defeat against Angers (0-1), the capital club was able to deliver a serious match despite not being full, this Saturday, to fly to the top of the ranking. Four days before the reception of Atlético de Madrid in the Champions League, a match that is already crucial and which one can imagine consuming energy, Luis Enrique's troop did not necessarily save themselves throughout. But the scenario of the meeting helped her a lot.
With three changes made compared to the Sunday victory in Marseille (0-3), Safonov, Asensio and Ruiz replacing Donnarumma, Lee and Zaire-EmeryParis took less than five minutes to open the scoring. Launched by Ruiz, precisely, Barcola offered a real gift to Dembélé in the area to enhance a successful start (1-0, 4th). Quite the opposite of Lensois already deprived of eight players (Satriano, Saïd, Aguilar, Frankowski, Fulgini, Medina, Cabot, Ganiou) and who quickly lost a ninth, in this case Sotoca, who was injured in the 20th minute . In this context, and despite good movements in their offensives, the Sang et Or never knew how to be sharp and left the Park without having created the slightest clear opportunity.
Samba maintained the suspense
Biting in the last 30 meters and clear opportunities, PSG showed some this weekend and the score could have been much heavier without a Samba of the great evenings in their goal. After the opening of the lightning score, the last artesian rampart made no less than five decisive saves, frustrating in turn Ruiz (16th), Asensio (35th, 43rd), Barcola (73rd) and Mendes (79th). And when he was beaten, it was his right post that saved him, like on this 20-meter shot from Dembélé (16th).
A top-notch performance which maintained the suspense for a long time if nothing more, the Sang et Or losing for the second time in a row after the defeat against Lille (0-2) and now being four points behind the Mastiffs (3rd) in the race for C1. For Paris, the last undefeated team in this Ligue 1, the scenario is obviously perfect since the three-time reigning French champion put Monaco (2nd) six lengths behind. Enough to approach Wednesday's European clash with the Colchoneros with maximum serenity.
