Salis Samed’s Top Notch Performance Helps Lens Hand Mbappe’s PSG First Loss Of The Season
Paris Saint-Germain taste first defeat of the season by falling flat to title contenders, Lens.
Lens demonstrated an impressive display to grab all three points; a 3-1 victory at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Przemyslaw Frankowski quickly reacted to a loose ball in the 5th minute and put the ball away with the left foot to give Lens a goal lead.
PSG promptly responded three minutes later, when Hugo Ekitike poked a finish beyond Brice Samba. Scores leveled.
Just before the half-hour mark, Lens got back in front with Openda taking a pass from captain Seko Fofana and beating Marquinhos before scoring with the right foot.
Three minutes after first half break, Salis made a hard tackle to win possession for his team; Openda then provided a scoring opportunity for his teammate Claude-Maurice to rifle home with the right foot to make it 3-1
Lens, after showing they are capable of putting up a serious title fight remain second to PSG after 17 matches played.
Meanwhile, Ghanaian youngster, Salis Samed proved once again that he is one of the best signings this season in Ligue 1.
His ability to escape pressure on the ball, coupled with his defensive work rate made him vital in Lens’ win.
Samed made the most ball recoveries (11) tonight, PSG could not get past him.
