After a disappointing 0-0 result in the middle of the week at home, Paris Saint-Germain will not want to renew any title’s hopes by dropping more points against Lens on the road. PSG are comfortably leading on the Ligue 1 table with 12 points ahead of rival Marseille entering 17th in 38 league matches.
Lens, currently in fifth place and 15 points behind PSG, was recently one of the challengers in second before running 2W-3L-2D sending it down the leaderboard. It still has aspirations of finishing in the top three. Second place will win a place in next season’s Champions League, while third place has a chance to qualify for the Champions League group stage.
PSG, already free of the injured Neymar (ankle), will give Kylian Mbappe, who starts the match on the bench. Lionel Messi will lead the attack with the presence of fellow Argentine stars like Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria.
CLOCK: PSG vs. Lens on fuboTV (7 days free trial)
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Lens vs. PSG
| 1HOUR | 2 family | Final | |
| Lens | 0 | – | – |
| PSG | 0 | – | – |
Goal:
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24th minute: Jonathan Clauss wonderful free kick, sending the ball wide of the post of PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Clauss seems to like this.
22nd minute: Fofana has a shot on goal and Keylor Navas makes an easy save. Mana has been reduced somewhat for Lens, which sent a lot of numbers forward early in the game.
18th minute: Messi hits the vertical post! He was surrounded by Lens defenders, but he shot the ball from the center just outside the right post. PSG is settling the match.
It was all about Lens for the first ten minutes – PSG were forced into confusing passes and didn’t do much at half-time – the home team with all the momentum and pressure to open the scoring.
– Get French football news (@GFFN) December 4, 2021
8th minute: Lens is actively pushing forward and PSG is having to weather the storm. In another quick transition, Seko Fofana finds Clauss for an off-target explosion.
4th minute: The lens is under pressure here, and PSG must adhere to some giveaway programs early on. Gael Kakuta is on the right and former Chicago Fire winger Przemyslaw Frankowski is at left-back.
First minute: We go. Lens is wearing a special black football kit for the match against PSG.
2:25 pm: PSG centre-back, Presnel Kimpembe, made his 200th appearance for the club, joining a group of 42 players.
Lens lineup vs. PSG
Lens made three changes: Captain Yannick Cahuzac, forward Florian Sotoca and left-back Massadio Haidara all switched to the bench with David Pereira Da Costa, Gael Kakuta and Facundo Medina starting at home.
Lens starting lineup (3-4-3, left to right): 16-Jean-Louis Leca-GK – 14-Facundo Medina, 4-Kevin Danso, 24-Jonathan Gradit – 29-Przemyslaw Frankowski, 8-Seko Fofana (captain), 28-Cheick Doucoure, 11-Jonathan Clauss – 20- David Pereira Da Costa, 15-Arnaud Kalimuendo, 10-Gael Kakuta
Extra lenses (9): 1-Wilker Farinez-GK, 5-Christopher Wooh, 21-Massadio Haidara, 27-Charles Boli, 18-Yannick Cahuzac, 33-Jonathan Varane, 7-Florian Sotoca, 9-Ignatius Ganago, 2-Corentin Jean
Kylian Mbappe is given a break as a central striker while Mauro Icardi is a rare starter between Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria. Defender Thilo Kehrer is left out of the squad, while Sergio Ramos will return to training on Sunday after an extended break following his season debut. Neymar, Julian Draxler and Ander Herrera are all sidelined with injuries, although Herrera is expected to return to training.
PSG starting lineup (4-3-3, left to right): 1-Keylor Navas-GK – 14-Juan Bernat, 3-Presnel Kimpembe, 5-Marquinhos (captain), 2-Achraf Hakimi – 6-Marco Verratti, 15-Danilo, 8-Leandro Paredes – 30-Lionel Messi, 9 -Mauro Icardi, 11-Angel Di Maria
PSG reserve team (9): 50-Giuanluigi Donnarumma-GK, 17-Colin Dagba, 22-Abdou Diallo, 25-Nuno Mendes, 28-Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe, 27-Idrissa Gueye, 12-Rafinha Alcantara, 18-Georginio Wijnaldum, 7-Kylian Mbappe
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How to watch Lens vs. PSG
- DaySaturday, December 4
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- TV Channels: beIN Sports, beIN Sports en Espanol
- Streaming online: fuboTV, beIN Sports Connect
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The match will be conducted by the Ligue 1 copyright holder beIN Sports in both English and Spanish. Both of those beIN Channels are available for live streaming via fuboTV, give new users a 7 days free trial.
