During a relatively boring first half, RC Lens led 1-0 against Paris Saint-Germain this Saturday during the 18th day of Ligue 1.
The reigning French champions deployed an unconventional 3-4-3 composition, requiring a few minutes to find their rhythm. In attack, they struggled, particularly with Lee playing as a false number 9. It was only in the fifteenth minute that we saw the first shot of the match, from Ruiz, cleverly deflected by Koffi. At the other end of the field, the uninspired performance of the northern team prevented them from taking advantage of their rare counter-attacking opportunities for a good twenty minutes.
This delay in offensive production was partly due to the technical difficulties of their attackers, notably Nzola, who failed to take advantage of a clever pass from Frankowski before being tackled by Hernandez. However, after a series of missed chances, the Angolan international has found his rhythm! Following a corner from Frankowski deflected by Vitinha, Nzola finally opened the scoring, skillfully beating Donnarumma from close range (1-0, 36th minute). Was it against the run of play? Not really, especially since the capital team never posed a serious threat during the first half.
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The scorer could have taken advantage of a defensive error by the Parisians in the final minutes of the first half, but he completely missed his volley attempt.
