Lens Vs PSG, Ligue 1: Kylian Mbappe couldn’t play without Messi along with Neymar, PSG got their first loss in this season’s Ligue-1
Messi remains in his home country following the win of his first World Cup to Argentina. At the same moment, Neymar was shown a red card in the final game against Strasbourg and, as a result, Neymar was not allowed to play in the match.
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The enthralling talent of the young superstar Kylian Mbappe couldn’t have been achieved without the support of Lionel Messi and Neymar. In the end, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) was beaten for the first time in the current season, which was played during the french League-1. PSG which is currently at the top of the table, lost by a 1-3 score in second place to Lens in the league’s points table. Messi remains in his home country following his win at his first World Cup to Argentina. However, Neymar was shown a red card in the final match against Strasbourg in which case Neymar was not allowed to play in the game. This is the reason PSG was forced to play the match with Mbappe on his own.
Lens won the match within the 5th minute. With the fifth minute of this PSG loss and their lead in League-1 has been diminished to just four points. In the previous game, Lens held an advantage of seven points over Lens. PSG is on 44 points from 17 games. Lens scored a 1-0 lead within the 5th minute thanks to Frankovski’s goal, however, three minutes after Hugo Ekitike equalized for PSG. Lens goalkeeper Lois Openda scored again in the 28th minute, giving his team a lead of 2-1. A minute before the final whistle of the first period, Alexis Maurice scored another goal to ensure the 3-1 win for Lens.
Mbappe Hakimi will be allowed to rest for a couple of days
Following this loss, after this defeat, the PSG team has decided they will lay off Mbappe as well as Ashraf Hakimi from Morocco to ease World Cup fatigue. Mbappe took part in a PSG practice session on the 18th of December, just 64 hours of playing in the World Cup final. Also, he played in the final against Strasbourg and was the one to score the winner for the PSG team. Hakimi also played in seven matches for Morocco. PSG Manager Christopher Gaultier said after the game that both footballers are not yet fit enough to play. Fatigue is the main reason for this. The patient will be allowed to time off for a few days.
