RC Lens made it clear to Paris Saint-Germain that the Ligue 1 title isn’t theirs yet, with Loïs Openda recording a goal and assist in a 3-1 win over Les Parisiens to maintain the hosts’ unbeaten home H2H record since returning to the top tier in 2020.
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Soaking up the raucous Stade Bollaert-Delelis atmosphere, Lens started with fire in their hearts against the team they aim to dethrone, and Przemysław Frankowski chose the perfect occasion to convert his first goal of the Ligue 1 season, capitalising after Gianluigi Donnarumma got an unconvincing hand to Massadio Haïdara’s volley.
But champions PSG showed exactly why they are chasing the outright record of 11 French titles a mere three minutes later, as Hugo Ekitike met Nordi Mukiele’s pullback ahead of Brice Samba and finished to equalise.
Despite the absence of Neymar and Lionel Messi from PSG’s ranks, overall intensity remained high as the teams went toe-to-toe, and Kylian Mbappé’s strike almost slipped through Samba’s fingers before Ekitike’s follow-up hit the side netting.
Not to be denied his own contribution to a potentially historic night, Claude-Maurice emerged strongly from the dressing room and made no mistake when the hosts’ high press presented him with an opportunity just three minutes after the restart.
