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Paris Saint Germain vs Lens is a French matchup where Paris Saint Germain’s established authority meets Lens’s ability to keep high-level contests competitive. Paris won 4–1 in March 2015 and 3–1 in April 2023, while the sides drew 1–1 at the Parc des Princes in April 2022. Paris then won 2–0 on 14 September 2025, a controlled result that still leaves Lens a clear challenge for future meetings. The next contest will test hierarchy against resistance.
Past matches, Paris Saint Germain vs Lens
Match center
Starting eleven
Starting XI Lens
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40G
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32D
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25D
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3D
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23M
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8M
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27M
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14M
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10F
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29F
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19F
Paris Saint Germain Starting XI
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G
39
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D
2
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D
6
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D
51
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D
12
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M
33
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M
4
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M
17
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F
14
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F
11
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F
7
Substitutes Lens
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2D
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5M
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22F
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18F
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21M
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16G
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31D
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38M
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7F
Paris Saint Germain Substitutes
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D
25
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M
8
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F
10
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M
24
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M
27
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G
30
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D
5
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D
21
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F
47
Match events
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32'⚽Florian Thauvin Normal Goal (Asst: Matthieu Udol)
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39'Kyllian Antonio Red Card
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43'D. Toppmoller Yellow Card
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44'D. Toppmoller Yellow Card
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46'Ruben Aguilar Franjo Ivanović
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60'F. Ruiz L. Beraldo
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60'O. Dembele M. Akliouche
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60'Nuno Mendes Lucas Digne
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60'Ousmane Dembélé Maghnes Akliouche
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60'Fabián Ruiz Lucas Beraldo
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64'Désiré Doué Yellow Card
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65'Andrija Bulatović Michaël Cuisance
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70'Senny Mayulu Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
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75'R. Fofana A. Sima
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75'M. Skoras F. Thauvin
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75'Michał Skóraś Florian Thauvin
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75'Rayan Fofana Abdallah Sima
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81'Amadou Haidara Yassine Titraoui
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82'Dro Fernández Warren Zaïre-Emery
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86'Nuno Mendes Red Card
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87'N. Mendes Red Card
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89'Fabián Ruiz Yellow Card
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90'Achraf Hakimi Yellow Card
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90'Andrija Bulatović Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Paris Saint Germain VS Lens
Paris set the established benchmark
Paris Saint Germain have supplied the stronger home reference in this fixture. They won 4–1 on 7 March 2015, 2–1 on 1 May 2021 and 3–1 on 15 April 2023. Another 3–1 victory arrived on 26 August 2023, followed by a 1–0 result on 2 November 2024. These scores show Paris can win through either a clear margin or a controlled finish at the Parc des Princes. The 1–0 Lens win in the Trophée des Champions on 16 August 2026 supplies a clear counterexample.
Lens keep the contest meaningful
Lens have made Paris work in several instructive results. The clubs drew 0–0 on 12 February 2011 and 1–1 at the Parc des Princes on 23 April 2022, while Paris’s 2–0 win on 14 September 2025 was more controlled than explosive. Lens’s challenge is to turn that resistance into a winning margin; Paris’s is to prevent a close game becoming a genuine upset opportunity. The matchup’s interest comes from that status gap with a credible challenger inside it. A future meeting will ask whether Paris impose their authority or Lens keep the margin within reach.