Paris Saint-Germain opened up a six-point hole over second-placed Monaco in Ligue 1 with a 1-0 residence win over Lens on Saturday.
A single Ousmane Dembele objective was sufficient for PSG to take full benefit of title rivals Monaco’s newest stutter after the principality aspect misplaced at residence to lowly Angers on Friday.
Luis Enrique’s aspect sit high of the desk on 26 factors, six forward of Monaco with third-place Lille an extra two factors adrift.
For Will Nonetheless’s Lens, they continue to be simply outdoors the European spots in seventh place with 14 factors.
The champions swept into the lead on 4 minutes as Dembele tucked residence a cross following good wing play by Bradley Barcola, citing his fifth league objective of the season.
The 27-year-old totalled simply three targets in Ligue 1 throughout his first season at PSG final 12 months.
Fabian Ruiz was denied 10 minutes later by the foot of Brice Samba after Achraf Hakimi had teed him up contained in the field.
Lens’ probabilities of an equaliser took successful on 20 minutes when attacker Florian Sotoca was compelled off with a thigh problem.
Samba then denied Marco Asensio within the thirty fourth minute as PSG pushed ahead in the hunt for a second objective.
The hosts peppered the Lens objective 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 diminished to 10 males as a VAR evaluation adjudged Abdukodir Khusanov’s sort out to have been excessive and he was given his marching orders.
Solely a high-quality fingertip save from Samba towards Barcola within the 73rd minute stored the guests’ possibilities alive.
PSG’s degree then dropped because the second half progressed however already a objective and a person to the nice, they had been in a position to maintain Lens at arm’s size and shut out the three factors.
Afterward Saturday, Good go to Brest and Saint-Etienne host Strasbourg.
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