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Messi and Mbappé decide, PSG beats Lens and forwards the French title

With only 8 games left for the end of the competition, the French Championship may have been decided last Saturday (15) when current leaders Paris Saint-Germain received vice-leader Lens at home in the Parc des Princes and won with Messi and Mbappé commanding the victory. The home team had a complicated start but with Samed’s expulsion at 22 minutes managed to manage the result even with some defensive failures.

^{Mbappé after his goal in the Paris game. (Playback: Twitter/@PSG_insider)}

First time

In a very important game for both teams, it was to be thought that PSG would take the initiative, but Lens surprised with a header in the 2nd minute, forcing Donnarumma to work. A while later came the capital move that left the match well underway for the Parisian side, Samed entered Hakimi’s ankle hard and was expelled fairly. Now with one more man, PSG had to put favoritism on the field.

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At 30 minutes Mbappé decided to raise the PSG crowd. In a match-up with Messi and Vitinha, the Frenchman had the eye for goal when he turned and finished with the touch of the crossbar to beat the Lens goalkeeper, making it 1-0 for Paris.

With the numerical advantage and on the scoreboard at the same time, the leader of the championship went after more. Mbappé tried from afar but stopped in the hands of goalkeeper Samba resulting in a corner. Then came the second goal, Vitinha who was doing very well in the match received a pass after a short charge and risked a rocket from outside the area. The number 17 was very happy with the finish, he scored his first goal of the season and made it 2-0.

Lens’ goalkeeper opened with the 2 goals and, unable to hold back Paris’ attack, ended up conceding the most beautiful goal of the match. In the 40th minute, Messi looked for Mbappé near the entrance to the area, the Frenchman gave a spectacular touch of lyrics and found the Argentine to finish the goal. Just a touch from the left hand was enough to score the third Parisian goal.

^{PSG players hugging after the goal. (Reproduction: Twitter/@SergioRamos)}

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Second time

The advantage built in the first half made PSG lose pace. Despite the difficulty, Lens tried to get back into the game but Donnaruma avoided it. In a corner came a bizarre penalty, midfielder Fabián tried to push it away and managed to head it into his own arm. In the charge marked by VAR, Frankowski did not give the Italian goalkeeper a chance.

^{The best moments of the game. (Playback: Youtube)}

Despite the goal, Lens did not get clear chances and ended up with the defeat. In the classification, the visiting team can be passed by Olympique de Marseille that will play against Troyes tomorrow (16). Meanwhile Paris may have won the championship title, they are 9 points ahead with 7 rounds to go. The club’s next stop will be to visit Angers on the 21st as Ligue 1 was the only remaining competition.

Featured Photo: Mbappé and Messi celebrate PSG’s victory. Playback: Twitter/PSGbrasil