Overview
- Ousmane Dembélé scored twice and Bradley Barcola struck in stoppage time as Paris Saint‑Germain beat Lille 3-0 at the Parc des Princes.
- The win moved PSG to 42 points and back to the top of Ligue 1 on a temporary basis.
- Lens, who entered the weekend one point ahead, take a nine-match winning run into Saturday's home game against Auxerre.
- The performance provided an immediate league response to PSG's 1-0 Coupe de France upset against Paris FC earlier in the week.
- PSG secured the result despite absences that include Achraf Hakimi and Ibrahim Mbaye at the Africa Cup of Nations and injuries to Matvey Safonov, Lee Kang‑in and João Neves.