PSG vs Lens | LIGUE 1 HIGHLIGHTS | 04/15/2023 | beIN SPORTS USA

And even the ultras for PSG are saying if this is true they want him out but he is vigorously defending himself. The ball rolling on the turf at the Parc des Princes and we are underway. Fulgini the new kid back on the block. Talk about him in a moment. Launching it into the near post blocked away by Fabian back to Fulgini inside the six. Glancing header slapped away by Donnarumma top of the 18 back in the midst. Messi sending it out wide. Here's Hakimi. Not sure if you're into numbers George. Soler off to Vitinha. Mbappe hard pass for Hakimi but he couldn't bring it down. Bumped by Vitinha but played back to Khadi launched high into the air. Marquinhos back to Danilo who is pressured and slams it over Donnarumma and almost into his own net. Apologies. 24 years of age and maybe one of the best center backs in Europe. Mbappe on the steeple chase run down the left wing. Driving in. Back for Messi. Blocked away by his compatriot Medina at the top of the six. Those desperate teams. Stripped away in the box. It's Fulgini looking for help. Back for Fofana. Now Medina. And the fans starting to whistle and boo. Slotted through. Fulgini almost looked like he took it off Thomason's boot and now Medina clattering in on Hakimi drawing the whistle. And a straight red. The first of the season for De La Gea. Now because it's a red VAR will take a look. Now that also could have been a little interesting considering a television strike this season. But there as you take a look. Samad lunging in and landing hard on the ankle. You can debate whether it's a red but I don't think you can say it clearly wasn't. And I think Lanz is going to pay the price. Yes and especially Salis Abdulhamid Samad who is so integral in that. One of the best of the world in Kehler Navas. Still in the relegation zone. Mendes on a foray forward cuts back to his left and slots it against the grain but it whistles wide and Lanz gets lucky. What a brilliant move here and run by Mendes. Back to his left there. Right at the top of the penalty area. That turn of the hips there is twisting Danso. It was fantastic and it was a good little ball in the midfield by Messi into space that got definitely especially if that's by Medina. Openda brings it down. Flag stays down. Might come up at the end of this one. Sneaks the shot low. Slapped away by Donnarumma and now the flag will come up a little early. Now about 10 minutes since the red card. Messi sweeps it over towards Nuno Mendes. Back for Messi. Rifled in for Mbappe. Vitinha into the middle. Mbappe! The goal to SG in front and to put Mbappe atop the list as the all-time leading goal scorer for PSG. Breaking the tie with Edinson Cavani. A split second is all it takes. This is some fantastic one-touch football between Messi and Mbappe. To set up Mbappe and look at Mbappe asking for it with his back toward goal. Let's it run and then one time the shot. That's just great instincts and magnificent footwork by the Two points there. First, normally you would see a center forward caress it with his plant foot to take the shot. He let it run and part of the reason he could was the brilliant weight and direction of the ball off Vitinha's boot. 1-0 PSG. He's going to be with PSG for a long time so he might be the only one. Yep. Might have been a few doubts earlier but seemed to come out in favor. Ball whipped across and a chance here. That's just directed wide. Mbappe spots a gap. A cannon shot from distance and Samba diving down to his right to push it around the post. Mbappe feeling it. That was headed in too. That was going in. That was an accurate shot there. Luis Samba making an important save. Over the years and it might not look the same but what we're seeing from Holland and Mbappe means there will probably be a battle atop the podium for another decade. From distance. Vitinha with a dart from distance and it's 2-0 PSG. Well, Vitinha finally waking up in terms of the attack. He had a quiet first about 15-20 minutes. Let's go down to 10 and then Vitinha getting into space to assist on the first goal by Mbappe and then a well taken driven shot there for a second and Vitinha finally comes alive showing some aggression with time and space. It looks like Luis Samba just sees it late. He doesn't react in time. He sees it late and that's why he couldn't make the save or did not make the save I should say. Well done by Vitinha just to keep the shot down and look at that. There isn't that much spin in the ball. Trying to pull away Messi. Beautiful backheel as Kylian Mbappe puts it on a platter. The best performance of the season for PSG so far. That space open up and then the backheel by Mbappe or as I learned they say in French Talonade and what a finish by Messi but it's the Eminem boys Messi and Mbappe and Mbappe and Messi linking up. Tried that earlier but it was just a little too fast. This was perfectly weighted. And then look at that. Messi doesn't even need to take a touch. He doesn't even need to take a touch. It's so perfectly weighted. He puts the camel through the eye of the needle. He certainly does. What a great build up there. That's worth the price of admission. The magic of Mbappe and Messi. Messi halfway there. Another one of the storylines today. Second half underway. Closer to the PSG box than it was even to the midfield stripe. Here comes Lonz stealing the ball away. Satoka into the middle. Wide for Openda. Takes the shot back against the grain but couldn't get much on it. An easy grab for Donnarumma. That's going to be the. It's Facundo Medina. Interesting. The Argentine and it doesn't hurt when you're passing to Openda. A situation like this. Frankovski. Openda. Point blank stop by Gigi Donnarumma. I like what Openda's doing there. Running into space with the diagonal runs and then one time shots. Second time. Donnarumma starting to do what he does best. Very, very well. Bump from behind as Fabian goes down. Does it hit the hand? That's what it looks like. Now is it Fabian? And let's take another look. Yeah. Oh and it's off the hand then off. I mean off the head then off the hand. That looks like it's going out for a corner. Looks like the referee overrules himself. But VAR is going to. And right now De La Jode who has pointed to the spot eight times this year. And it looks like it will be number nine. Foolish defending by Fabian. Frankovski makes him pay. Donnarumma goes the other way and Laws on the board. And maybe just maybe there is a pulse. Yeah well done by Frankovski. There's no cute little steps or trying to deceive the goalkeeper. Just run up. Strike it as cleanly as possible. It's swerving away from the opposite direction in which Donnarumma moves in. Out wide and now it's Openda. Gets around Mendes who seems to have pulled something. Drives on Danilo. The shot blocked away by Donnarumma again. A tight angle forced by the PSG defense. But it's Laws. A man down on the front foot. Openda. Donnarumma drops. Marquinhos again making the angle tight. The shot blocked by the Brazilian. And another corner. Laws making it difficult. Now eight corners on the day. Well done by Openda. I know he wants to score a goal but the fact that he's been able to in the second half consistently. Out wide along with Hakimi. Messi. Mendes and Mbappe guiding it to the corner but just couldn't put enough weight behind it. And Samba grateful. The way Mendes is playing we might have to call it the MMM. Oh Winston just tipped over the crossbar. Sounded like it might have clipped the fingertips as Frankovski coming close. How about Seko Fofana the work he does there to control the ball. Attracts two defenders. He's there for Hakimi. Back Fabian trying to split. Aidada trying to control. Taken away Hakimi and Samba standing strong. Denying a point blank insurance goal. And you can see Samba paying the price. Aidada had the inside position there and then just lost control. Went out of control there and Hakimi was able to get a touch on to it. One of the well definitely not but definitely is one of the top five right backs in the world. Inside Mbappe and a sliding block. Satoka brought in for his offense but maybe denying the cherry on top. He has to anticipate the one. This is great creativity here by PSG. A change now as PSG surpasses the final big hurdle on route to what would be a record title. Yeah PSG deserving this victory. They were very well I wouldn't say lucky but they earned the man advantage with the red card by Abdul Samad and took advantage of it and then that magic of Mbappe and Messi were incredible. A little over even eager over anxious Abdul Samad.