Lens travel to Parc des Princes in the fourth gameweek of Ligue 1 on Sunday, aiming to end a five-match top-flight losing streak against Paris Saint-Germain.
Considering PSG suffered injuries to key players during the international break, Les Sang et Or may enter the fourth round with some optimism as they strive to record three league victories for the first time since January-February 2024.
After securing two 1-0 successes to start the 2025-26 season, Luis Enrique's team played a nine-goal thriller away at Toulouse before the break, winning 6-3.
In reality, calling it a thriller might be an overstatement, as the game was effectively decided before the hour mark, with the Paris giants leading 5-1 after 51 minutes before Joao Neves completed his hat-trick to make it 6-1.
Conceding two goals in the 89th and 91st minutes may have irritated Enrique, but the victory maintained the 13-time Ligue 1 champions' flawless start.
Although injuries to Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue during the break weaken the European champions’ attack, Les Parisiens are still favoured to defeat Sunday's opponents, given the history in this fixture.
PSG have won the last five top-flight encounters since a 3-1 defeat at Lens in January 2023, with three wins at Parc des Princes during this sequence.
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