The duel between the first-placed Paris Saint Germain and second-placed Lens was a great match on paper. The Parisians are left with only one trophy to win – Ligue 1 title, their coach was accused of racism and islamophobia, the visiting team has defeat them 3-1 in the first match of the season and a possible defeat would make the title race a bit more interesting. But it was all on paper, and it stayed on paper. In reality, PSG recorded one of the easiest win of the season and all but secured another French title: PSG – Lens 3-0. 23 – Duos that have combined in the most goals in Ligue 1 since 2021/22:23 – Mbappé-Messi222120191817161514131211 – Mbappé-Neymar109 – Neymar-MessiFusional🤝. #PSGRCL pic.twitter.com/EgjJe7Umcp— OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 15, 2023 There were times during the season when PSG’s title domination was shaky, like after defeats from Rennes or Lyon, but every time the Parisians lowered the pace, two clubs who were chasing them, Lens and Olympique Marseille stumbled and allowed Mbappe and co. to continue to their 10th tittle without much trouble. And exactly the same thing happened tonight, as Abdul Samed made a stupid tackle on Hakimi in the 19th minute of the match and got a straight red card. After that, the match was over. The Parisians scored three goals in the space of nine minutes and got the win which was ‘spiced’ by Kylian Mbappe’s goal, with which he officially became PSG’s all-time scorer with 139, passing Edinson Cavani (138) and Zlatan Ibrahimović (113). With only 24, Mbappe is bound to get to the 200th goal real fast, in case he stays in Paris for another year or two. 🔝⚽️✨@KMbappe becomes the top scorer in PSG history in #Ligue1 with 1⃣3⃣9⃣ goals 🙌❤️💙#PSGRCL pic.twitter.com/Wc3ITTYJid— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) April 15, 2023 He got the ball around three Lens defenders and without hesitation took a precise shot in the bottom left corner for the lead. Just minutes after, Vitinha’s thunderbolt from 20 meters made it 2-0 before Mbappe’s fantastic backheel assist allowed Lionel Messi to score his first goal of the night. Even with a player less on the field, Lens had two very good chances while the game was still goalless, but Donnarumma saved both opportunities and after Mbappe’s goal, it was all over for Lens. They scored a consolation goal from penalty spot after Ruiz’s handball and they are now nine points away from PSG, while Marseille’s win on Sunday could make them fall to third place. LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 31FridayToulouse – Olympique Lyon 1-2 (1-1)/Aboukhal 37 – Lacazette 34(p), Costa (og) 88/SaturdayRennes – Reims 3-0 (2-0)/Doku 9, 19, Theate 68)PSG – Lens 3-1 (3-0)/Mbappe 31,Vitinha 37, Messi 40 – Frankowski 60(p)/Sunday14.00: (1.58) Lille (4.10) Montpellier (6.00)16.00: (2.52) Auxerre (3.10) Nantes (3.15)16.00: (3.25) Brest (3.35) Nice (2.45)16.00: (1.89) Clermont (3.50) Angers (4.40)16.00: (1.83) Strasbourg (3.45) Ajaccio (5.00)18.05: (1.45) Monaco (5.00) Lorient (8.00)Sunday21.45: (1.26) Olympique Marseille (6.50) Troyes (12.0)***odds are subject to change
