Bradley Barcola scored a late winner as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Lens 2-1.
Competition events
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36' GOAL! Lens 1-0 PSG (M'Bala Nzola)
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59' GOAL! Lens 1-1 PSG (Fabián Ruiz)
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86' GOAL! Lens 1-2 PSG (Bradley Barcola)
Match report
The striker's 11th league goal of the season left the Ligue 1 leaders ten points clear at the top after Fabian Ruiz canceled out M'Bala Nzola's first-half goal at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
PSG enjoyed an unbeaten first half of their home season, but fell behind in the 36th minute.
Goduine Koyalipou fired a corner towards the far post, where Nzola controlled before his low drive was too hot for Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Luis Enrique's side leveled just before the hour mark as Barcola darted into the area and squared the ball for the unmarked Ruiz to slot home.
Barcola then completed the turnaround to take all three points with four points remaining, finishing off a quick counter by firing into the top corner.
90+4' – THAT'S A WIN!#RCLPSG I #Ligue1 pic.twitter.com/2OKRfH5Zxg
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) January 18, 2025
Data debrief: PSG has a rare turnaround
PSG won a match in Ligue 1 after trailing at half-time for the first time since beating Lille in October 2021.
Luis Enrique's side are now unbeaten in their last 33 away games in the competition, with only AC Milan enjoying a longer run in the top five European leagues (38 games between 1991 and 1993).
PSG have now collected 25 points from a possible 27 against other teams in the top half of Ligue 1 this season, while Lens are now winless in all nine of their such matches.
In the first half of the 2024/25 Ligue 1, Lens are winless in their nine games against the other teams in the top half of the table (four drawn, five lost), while Paris have gained 25 points out of a possible 27.
Setups
Lens
Subs: Nampalys Mendy, Aguilar, Said, Fulgini, Anass Zaroury, Neil El Aynaoui, David Pereira da Costa, Hamzat Ojediran, Adam Delplace
PSG XI: Lucas, Fabian Ruiz, Donnarumma, Kang-in Lee, Vitinha, Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Barcola, Beraldo, Zaire-Emery, Doue
Subs: Kimpembe, Asensio, Safonov, Arnau Tenas, Gonçalo Ramos, João Neves, Zague, Mayulu, Axel Tape
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