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Lens 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1: Barcola Inspires Turnaround As Leaders Move 10 Points Clear

ꦰ Luis Enrique's Paris Saint-Germain are now unbeaten in their last 33 away league games, with only AC Milan enjoying a longer such run across the top five European leagues

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Bradley Barcola
🏅Bradley Barcola celebrates scoring the winner against Lens
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Bradley Barcola scored a late winner as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Lens 2-1. (More Football News)

🦹The forward's 11th league goal of the season sent the Ligue 1 leaders 10 points clear at the summit, after Fabian Ruiz cancelled out M'Bala Nzola's first-half effort at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

🐼PSG enjoyed an unbeaten first half of their domestic campaign, but they found themselves behind in the 36th minute.

ꦫGoduine Koyalipou flicked a corner towards the far post, where Nzola controlled before his low drive was too hot for Gianluigi Donnarumma to handle.

🌜Luis Enrique's side levelled just before the hour mark with Barcola darting into the area, and squaring the ball for the unmarked Ruiz to slot home.

🦂Barcola then completed the turnaround and snatched all three points with four points remaining, rounding off a swift counter by firing into the top corner.

Data Debrief: PSG enjoy rare turnaround

🍌PSG won a Ligue 1 game after trailing at half-time for the first time since beating Lille in October 2021.

ꦺLuis Enrique's side are now unbeaten in their last 33 away league games, with only AC Milan enjoying a longer such run across the top five European leagues (38 matches between 1991 and 1993).

♌PSG have now gained 25 points from a possible 27 against other teams in the top half of the Ligue 1 table this season, while Lens are now winless in all nine of their such matches.

🐽In the first half of Ligue 1 2024/25, Lens are winless in their nine matches against the other teams in the top half of the table (drawn four, lost five) while Paris have gained 25 points out of a possible 27.

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