Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique mentioned his facet needed to “combat” to open up a six-point hole over second-placed Monaco in Ligue 1 with a 1-0 dwelling win over Lens on Saturday.
A single Ousmane Dembele purpose was sufficient for PSG to take full benefit of title rivals Monaco’s newest stutter after the principality facet misplaced at dwelling to lowly Angers on Friday.
Luis Enrique’s facet sit high of the desk on 26 factors, six forward of Monaco with third-place Lille an extra two factors adrift.
“It’s a justified victory that we needed to combat for,” Luis Enrique mentioned.
“We might have scored two or three targets extra however we weren’t environment friendly.”
For Will Nonetheless’s Lens, they continue to be simply exterior the European spots in seventh place with 14 factors.
The champions swept into the lead on 4 minutes as Dembele tucked dwelling a cross following good wing play by Bradley Barcola, mentioning his fifth league purpose of the season.
The 27-year-old totalled simply three targets in Ligue 1 throughout his first season at PSG final yr.
Fabian Ruiz was denied 10 minutes later by the foot of Brice Samba after Achraf Hakimi had teed him up contained in the field.
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Lens’ possibilities of an equaliser took successful on 20 minutes when attacker Florian Sotoca was compelled off with a thigh concern.
Samba then denied Marco Asensio within the thirty fourth minute as PSG pushed ahead looking for a second purpose.
The hosts peppered the Lens purpose as half-time approached however needed to stay content material with their slim lead going into the second interval.
Simply earlier than the hour, Lens had been decreased to 10 males as a VAR overview adjudged Abdukodir Khusanov’s sort out to have been excessive and he was given his marching orders.
Solely a nice fingertip save from Samba towards Barcola within the 73rd minute saved the guests’ possibilities alive.
PSG’s degree then dropped because the second half progressed however already a purpose and a person to the great, they had been capable of maintain Lens at arm’s size and shut out the three factors.
Afterward Saturday, Good go to Brest and Saint-Etienne host Strasbourg.
AFP
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