French Ligue 1

Lens vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 62': Seko Fofana
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  • 90'+2': Georginio Wijnaldum

Georginio Wijnaldum salvages draw for Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain at Lens

Georginio Wijnaldum came to the rescue with a last-gasp goal as Paris Saint-Germain salvaged a fortunate 1-1 draw at Lens on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 47': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 54': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Gaël Kakuta because of an injury.
  • 62': Goal! Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
  • 63': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye replaces Danilo Pereira.
  • 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Leandro Paredes.
  • 70': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé replaces Mauro Icardi.
  • 79': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Juan Bernat.
  • 80': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces David Costa.
  • 90': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Lens 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 36,685

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+32 Paris Saint-Germain 21 51 2
+20 Lens 21 49 4
+14 Lyon 21 42 5
+19 Marseille 21 39 6
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 5
64.4 Possession 35.6
13 SHOTS 18
6 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
628 Accurate Passes 314
708 Passes 377
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 17
0.6 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 38
17 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 4
16 Tackles 6
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 9
12 Effective Clearances 16
12 Clearances 16

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
4 Kevin Danso
14 Facundo Medina Yellow Card
24 Jonathan Gradit Yellow Card
8 Seko Fofana
28 Cheick Doucouré
29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
11 Jonathan Clauss
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo
20 David Da Costa
10 Gaël Kakuta

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
5 Marquinhos
14 Juan Bernat
2 Achraf Hakimi Yellow Card
15 Danilo Pereira
6 Marco Verratti Yellow Card
8 Leandro Paredes
9 Mauro Icardi
11 Ángel Di María
30 Lionel Messi

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