Last updated on 26 August 202326 August 2023.From the section European FootballParis St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe marked his first start of the season with a doubleKylian Mbappe’s double helped Paris St-Germain beat Lens to claim their first Ligue 1 win of the season.Making his first start of the campaign following a dispute over his future at the club, the French forward thumped a first-time effort into the top corner to double the hosts’ lead and added his second late on.Marco Asensio’s curling effort had put PSG ahead on the stroke of half-time.But Morgan Guilavogui got one back for Lens with the last kick of the game.Mbappe, who came off the bench to score at Toulouse last weekend, was lively from the off and had PSG’s best two chances of the first half but denied by Lens keeper Brice Samba in the first instance before his deflected effort was cleared off the line.A surging run from Vitinho created the opening for Asensio, whose shot took a slight nick off the defender before the ball found the bottom corner.Lucas Hernandez then teed up Mbappe for the second eight minutes after the break before Mbappe and Guilavogui each benefitted from ricochets to find the net in added time at the end of the match.After two draws to start the campaign, victory lifts Luis Enrique’s side up to fifth.Line-upsPSGFormation 4-3-399G Donnarumma2Hakimi5Marquinhos37Skriniar21Hernández33Zaïre-Emery4Ugarte17Vitinha10Dembélé11Asensio7Mbappé99G Donnarumma2Hakimi5Marquinhos37Skriniar21HernándezSubstituted forDaniloat 83’minutes33Zaïre-EmerySubstituted forSolerat 86’minutes4Ugarte17Vitinha10DembéléSubstituted forRuizat 80’minutes11Asensio7MbappéSubstitutes1Navas8Ruiz15Danilo27Ndour28Soler32Kurzawa35Gharbi44Ekitike80TenasLensFormation 3-4-2-130Samba24Gradit4Danso14Medina29Frankowski6Abdul Samed18Diouf3Machado28Thomasson20Fulgini7Sotoca30Samba24GraditBooked at 87mins4Danso14MedinaBooked at 19mins29FrankowskiSubstituted forLe Cardinalat 45’minutes6Abdul SamedSubstituted forSpieringsat 45’minutesBooked at 79mins18DioufSubstituted forPereira da… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Paris St-Germain 3-1 Lens: Kylian Mbappe scores twice as hosts claim first win of season
