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02/21 14:35 CST Monaco stuns Lens 3-2 to hand PSG the chance to go top in France
Monaco stuns Lens 3-2 to hand PSG the chance to go top in France
LENS, France (AP) --- French league leader Lens was stunned by three
second-half goals as Monaco came from behind to win 3-2 to give Paris
Saint-Germain the chance to go top on Saturday.
Odsonne douard scored early with a volley for Lens and Florian Thauvin
converted the rebound after Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Khn could only parry a
deflected shot early in the second half.
That was as good as it got for the home team, however.
United States forward Folarin Balogun scored against the run of play in the
62nd, Denis Zakaria equalized in the 70th and Ansu Fati pounced on another
defensive blunder to make it 3-2 two minutes after that.
It was quite the reversal for Monaco, which led PSG 2-0 in the first leg of
their Champions League playoff on Tuesday after two goals from Balogun, only to
lose 3-2.
Lens' evening was summed up when Saud Abdulhamid was booked for diving instead
of getting a penalty that he felt he deserved.
Lens was only a point clear of PSG before the capital club hosted last-place
Metz later.
Also Saturday, Argentine teenager Julin Vignolo scored late as a substitute
for mid-table Toulouse to draw 1-1 with promoted Paris FC.
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