Paris Saint-Germain 1-3 FC Lorient - 10-man PSG suffer humiliating Ligue 1 defeat at home

Paris Saint-Germain suffered an embarrassing 3-1 defeat to Lorient in Ligue 1 as Achraf Hakimi saw red. PSG were looking to extend their lead at the top of the table over second-placed Marseille, while Lorient wanted to arrest the poor form that saw them in mid-table.

Ad PSG were on the back foot after just 15 minutes when Enzo Le Fee was set up by Gedeon Kalulu to fire home, and matters were made worse for the home side when Hakimi saw red five minutes later for a second bookable offence. TransfersAl-Thani confident of Man Utd takeover as Bayern line up Casemiro deal — Paper Round27/04/2023 AT 22:00 There was more controversy almost 10 minutes later when Kylian Mbappe seized the ball from Yvon Mvogo to level, but Darlin Yongwa was on hand to put his side back in front.

In the second half, PSG continued to toil as Lorient were content to play within themselves and hold onto their lead, but the home side did not look likely to break through for another equaliser. Hugo Ekitike was introduced after the hour mark as the home side were chasing the game, but PSG failed to find a second goal, and Bamba Dieng made it three when PSG were caught upfield.

Ligue 1 table Ligue 1 fixtures / results Ligue 1 top scorers Talking Point — PSG remain complacent after years of success Paris Saint-Germain have spent hundreds of millions of pounds on young talent and superstars, but at no point have they carried themselves with the experienced ruthlessness of a team like Bayern Munich or Real Madrid. With another season soon to end with just the league as their major trophy and rumours of an overhaul, it is clear that while Kylian Mbappe is their standout player and talisman, they need more than just him as leader.