Paris Saint-Germain continued their perfect start to the new season with a 3-1 victory over Lille at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, extending their incredible unbeaten away streak in Ligue 1 to 26 matches.Lille had been formidable at home last season, suffering just one defeat in their previous 15 league games at their fortress. However, their recent record against PSG had been less impressive, with no wins in their last six Ligue 1 encounters. Luis Enrique’s side wasted no time asserting their dominance, as Ousmane Dembélé forced two early saves from Lucas Chevalier. Lille nearly capitalized on those stops when Edon Zhegrova’s cutback found Bafodé Diakité, but the defender’s shot clattered off the post.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Having survived that close call, PSG soon took the lead from the penalty spot. Alexsandro’s reckless challenge on Dembélé inside the box left the referee with little choice but to award a penalty, which Vitinha calmly converted with a composed finish. The Parisians doubled their lead just three minutes later, catching Lille on the counterattack. Marco Asensio played a perfectly weighted pass to Bradley Barcola, who curled a precise shot into the net, leaving Bruno Génésio’s team with an uphill battle.Despite Lille’s improved performance after the break, it was the visitors who continued to pose the greater threat. Chevalier remained busy, making a crucial save with his leg to deny Asensio and later clearing Barcola’s weaker attempt. The introduction of Jonathan David and former PSG player Thomas Meunier gave Lille some momentum, and they eventually pulled one back when Zhegrova drilled a low shot into the bottom corner from distance, reducing the deficit.
The goal set the stage for a tense finish, and Lille thought they had equalized moments later when Tiago Santos found the back of the net, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside. That disallowed goal marked the end of Lille’s comeback hopes, as PSG solidified their defense and secured the win in stoppage time. Randal Kolo Muani added a third, heading in a cross from Désiré Doué, who had worked hard to win back possession. The victory marked PSG’s third consecutive league win to start the season, a feat they have now achieved six times in the past 10 seasons.
LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 3FridayOlympique Lyon – Strasbourg 4-3 (1-1)/Tolisso 45+1, Maitland-Niles 61, Orban 63, 72 – Nanasi 3, Santos 48, Emegha 58/SaturdayBrest – Saint Etienne 4-0 (2-0)/Camara 10, Del Castillo 32 pen, Ajorque 77, Lala 84 pen/Montpellier – Nantes 1-3 (1-2)/Adams 30 – Abline 24, Simon 45+6 pen, Mohamed 85/Toulouse – Olympique Marseille 1-3 (0-2)/Babicka 90 – Greenwood 16, 17, Cresswell 52 og/SundayMonaco – Lens 1-1 (0-0)/Zakaria 84 – Frankowski 90+3 pen/Reims – Rennes 2-1 (1-1)/Ito 41, Diakite 48 – Ostigard 13/Le Havre – Auxerre 3-1 (1-1)/Owusu 23 og, Ndiaye 52, Toure 90+8 pen – Perrin 17/Angers – Nice 1-4 (0-2)/Abdelli 67 pen – Ndayishimiye 6, Boudaoui 25, Guessand 72, 85/Lille – PSG 1-3 (0-2)/Zhergova 78 – Vitinha 33 pen, Barcola 36, Kolo Muani 90+2/