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PSG was without Neymar, through suspension, and World Cup winner Messi, who is returning to training after an extended stay back home in Argentina.

The win moved Clermont into ninth place and two points behind Lyon in eighth. “He brought a lot of energy to the team,” Clement said. Haise celebrated his 100th game in charge by grabbing a microphone and singing a club anthem with the jubilant fans. Lens has the league's best defense with 11 goals allowed in 17 matches, compared to 13 for PSG. Lens won its only league title in 1998 and was a close runner-up to Lyon in 2002. Galtier said they will be rested for Friday's French Cup game at Châteauroux.

Kylian Mbappe was kept quiet as second placed Lens beat PSG 3-1 to narrow the Ligue 1 holder's lead to just four points atop the table.

But PSG responded shortly after, with Hugo Ekitike latching on to a loose ball before finishing from a tight angle. But for all of his rotation, he simply lost the ball, a flurry of opposition defenders converging to poke it away. He pivoted to his left, spinning to one side, before attempting to turn onto the other.

Paris Saint-Germain slipped to a first defeat of the season as second-placed Lens demonstrated its Ligue 1 title credentials with an impressive 3-1 victory ...

Things went from bad to worse for PSG when Openda turned provider with a superb backheel for Claude-Maurice to rifle home two minutes after the restart. Lens took that setback in their stride, and it was back in front with a goal on the break just before the half-hour mark, Openda taking a pass from captain Seko Fofana and beating Marquinhos before firing under Donnarumma. It was a dream start to 2023 for Lens boss Franck Haise, who celebrated his 100th match in charge in style.

Paris Saint-Germain suffered a first defeat since March as the French champion lost 3-1 against Lens on New Year's Day.

I’m not sure, but we will talk with the players concerned and look at the different areas of our play.” “Even if we tried to fight back, we had a chance to make it 3-2, but for the first time this season, we completely lost our organization,” he added. [Paris Saint-Germain](http://www.cnn.com/2022/12/29/football/kylian-mbapp-psg-winner-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html) suffered a first defeat since March as the French champion lost 3-1 against Lens on New Year’s Day.

Paris Saint-Germain, without World Cup winner Lionel Messi and Neymar, lost for the first time in any competition since March 20 last year when they were ...

“For the moment they are here. Seko Fofana won possession on the edge of his own box, drove through a couple of challenges then measured a pass between the PSG central defenders to Openda. “We are happy to be four points behind,” said Lens coach Franck Haise. The Belgium sprinted clear, and squeezed a shot under Donnarumma. We know he’s a great and decisive player so we hope he’ll be well received obviously.” “He’s going to join us on January 3, in 48 hours,” said Galtier.

RMC Sport report this afternoon that Paris Saint-Germain will face Al-Nassr in a friendly match later this month, the game having been scheduled as part of ...

PSG play another three games – two in the league, one in the cup – before a mid-month break. The exact date of the fixture is not yet known, but should be finalised in the coming weeks. [report](https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1/en-direct-psg-suivez-la-conference-de-presse-de-galtier-avant-le-choc-a-lens-en-live_LN-202212300175.html) this afternoon that Paris Saint-Germain will face Al-Nassr in a friendly match later this month, the game having been scheduled as part of the league leaders’ midseason tour of Saudi Arabia last year which was cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns.

Italy international Gianluigi Donnarumma was named as the first-choice Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper this season, but a howler is prompting fans to call ...

[Przemyslaw Frankowski](https://football-italia.net/player/przemyslaw-frankowski/). [Gianluigi Donnarumma](https://football-italia.net/player/gianluigi-donnarumma/) was named as the first-choice Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper this season, but a howler is prompting fans to call for the return of [Keylor Navas](https://football-italia.net/player/keylor-navas/). [Milan](/teams/milan) shot-stopper had a troubled debut season in France, constantly battling with Navas for a start in every match throughout the campaign.