00:00Duchepi is leading both teams
00:04to Saint-Germain, Paris FC and Lens here on Vinsports.
00:12A freezing night in the French capital. Lens saw Paris Saint-Germain lose away to Rennes yesterday
00:20evening. Now it's really beginning to look like a different team altogether. Lens win it back deep
00:26inside the home half. This might be a chance for Thauvin, runs it towards goal.
00:37Must be given away and this is a chance maybe for Lens on the break. Wesley Saeed waiting for some
00:43support to come. Thauvin to his right. Florian Thauvin into the penalty box. Looks to hit it on his right
00:48foot.
00:49It's been turned against the upright by Saeed.
00:55He's a bit unlucky as that comes off the post to the relief of Kevin Trapp. Ligue 1 debut as
01:02one of
01:02the three centre-backs this evening. Mustapha Mbou. Only a substitute which is a little surprising given
01:09that Mbou has played more minutes than anyone. It's left by Edouard. Thomas shot and a goal for Lens.
01:16The flag is up. Celebrations cut short.
01:26And that's why. Touch on by Udall. Wesley Saeed in an offside position.
01:32Heavily left by Odson Edouard. The cutback from Saeed. Falling to Thauvin from that. A big name striker.
01:39Saoud Abdul Hamid. Pulling to the middle looking for Adrian Thomasson.
01:45Cleared away by the home defence. Picked up again by Soncarré.
01:50Mathieu Udall. Tops in from the left. Laid off by Edouard. Saeed. 1-0. It's a great goal.
01:58Really a build-up play. And a composed finish from Wesley Saeed.
02:04To give Lens the lead here. Midway through the first half.
02:12Kevin Trapp beaten. By the precise low finish. From Wesley Saeed.
02:19Something of an unsung hero in this Lens team. It's his ninth goal this season.
02:32It's a superb ball through from Thauvin. Edouard around Trapp. 2-0.
02:48The flag is up again. While the Paris FC defence taking a big risk with that high line.
02:55Forcing Kevin Trapp to come racing out of his penalty box.
02:59It's a great pass through from Florian Thauvin. Edouard is clearly ahead of the last defender.
03:05When the ball is played. Trapp now 22 matches. Lens have conceded just 17 up to now.
03:13Saeed's lost out there though. This might be a chance of Marshall Munezzi.
03:17From hand to Tomasson.
03:22Celik.
03:27Saoud Abdul Hamid.
03:31Sit back to the edge of the box. Saeed's shot. What a fine finish.
03:36From Wesley Saeed. It's a double for him. And it's 2-0 for Lens before half-time.
03:55Well you know there are no real superstars in this Lens team.
03:59You get the sense that the coach Pierre Saeed is getting the very best out of every single member of
04:05this squad.
04:06And Wesley Saeed is the perfect example of that. He's never been a standout player at this level.
04:12He's maybe been a solid player and no more really in Ligue 1 time in the years.
04:16He's had lots of injury problems. But what a campaign he is having just like his team.
04:22Saoud Abdul Hamid with the ball to pick out Saeed on the edge of the box.
04:27And first touch to tee himself up. The second to sweep it high into the net on his run.
04:32Action of the first half.
04:35Here is the whistle. Lens leading by two goals to nil. Very much in control.
04:40Wesley Saeed with a brace. Where AFC get us underway in the second half.
04:46Trailing 2-0 against the long side. Heading to the top of the Ligue 1 standings again.
04:52Wesley Saeed with...
04:59...by Udo.
05:04Otavio. Otavio's shot. Difficult one for Robben Rieser who just...
05:11...entering the fray and unable to get close enough to Otavio. Quite a big chunk of the season still to
05:17play.
05:18They are looking like serious title contenders.
05:24Come again. Saoud Abdul Hamid bursting into the box. He's brought down. It's a penalty.
05:30The referee, Bastien Deschepi, had a special ball through. Was he in an offside position?
05:34Looked like he was just in line. And he's clearly caught there by Otavio.
05:40We'll take the spot kick here. It's not going to be...
05:42Wesley Saeed who got the two goals in the first half. Tobin to make it 3-0.
05:47An emphatic finish from the spot from the French international.
05:54Smiles on Lens faces.
05:58They are in cruise control here this evening and...
06:03That should put the final outcome of this game beyond any doubt.
06:12Tovan smashing in the spot kick for his sixth goal.
06:28And then charging forward down that left-hand side, Mathieu Udhal.
06:34Clips it towards the back post and Hudson, Edouard heads it over.
06:39Just a bit too high for him that ball.
06:43The leading scorer in the lost team this season with his brace in the first half tonight.
06:47Edouard has nine goals altogether this season. Eight of them in Ligue 1.
06:53It's completely unmarked. Couldn't keep the header down.
07:02As we see the replay, Lens are making the changes.
07:04Wesley Saeed is not going to get a hat-trick this evening.
07:08A number of young players out there at the moment.
07:11Tovan's corner. Met by the head. It's come off the woodwork again.
07:20Well, that was really unlucky.
07:31The ball has been given away.
07:38Kassel lays it off. Ilan Kipal.
07:40Strike from Kipal.
07:43Fairly comfortable save in the end for Ruben Rieser.
07:51Also does well.
07:52Pops it across to Simon on the left.
07:53Moses Simon, the Nigerian.
07:56Good shot from Simon. Boxed away by the goalkeeper.
08:00Flicked by Kassel.
08:02Back again.
08:04Comes in to Thomason. One or two hopeful appeals for a penalty.
08:10Saint-Maximin for Lens. Well,
08:13pressed intensely there by blue shirts of the home team.
08:33Saint-Maximin again.
08:38Credit to the home side because they're not
08:41completely giving up here.
08:44Going to finish this game strongly.
08:46Kolodzicak.
08:47To the left for Simon again.
08:51Cross from Simon is over the head of everybody.
08:57Marchetti.
08:59What about another shot from long range on Marchetti.
09:02Kassel.
09:05Title battle.
09:08Saint-Maximin touches it on for Ryan Fofana.
09:12Fofana to make it 4-0.
09:14A clinical finish which just really sums up this evening for Lens.
09:19They've been outstanding from start to finish.
09:25And it's the young striker born in Paris.
09:30Who finishes off Paris FC here tonight.
09:33And ensures that Lens will be moving above Paris Saint-Germain in style.
09:39Back to the top of the table.
09:42All cheaply given away by the home team inside their own half.
09:45And Saint-Maximin releasing his fellow substitute for Fofana.
09:52Fofana is his fifth goal this season.
09:55He has just turned 20 a couple of days ago.
09:59A lottery league and cup of which they've failed to find the net as well.
10:01A little bit concerning but not too worrying given the state of the three teams beneath them in the standings.
10:08They've got enough of a cushion.
10:11Could get worse here for them.
10:12Saint-Maximin cuts it back.
10:15It's left by Thomas Orens.
10:16Swept in by Fofana.
10:17Another goal for him.
10:19And 5-0 for Lens.
10:25They're sending out quite a message to PSG tonight.
10:31It's a demolition job they have done on the home team here in the capital.
10:39There's a struggling Paris FC side but by some distance
10:44the biggest mauling that they have suffered in this campaign since winning promotion.
10:49Lots of very important win for Lens.
10:525-0 against Paris FC.
10:54And now Lens is on top of the standings right over PN.
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