Lens suffer shock defeat allowing PSG to regain Ligue 1 top position

On Saturday, Ligue 1 frontrunners Lens squandered a two goal advantage in their home fixture against Monaco, ultimately falling to a 3-2 loss that hands defending champions Paris Saint-Germain the opportunity to return to the summit later.

Odsonne Edouard opened the scoring with a shot from an Adrien Thomasson pass mere minutes into the game at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, where Lens aimed to secure a club best 11th straight home league triumph.

The hosts appeared set for the win and a temporary four point lead at the summit after Florian Thauvin made it two nil on 56 minutes.

Yet Monaco responded soon after the hour with Folarin Balogun reducing the deficit, the American forward claiming his 11th strike across all competitions this term.

This ignited an impressive turnaround as Denis Zakaria levelled matters before replacement Ansu Fati delivered the decisive blow, marking three goals in just 11 minutes of the second half for the visitors from the principality.

The collapse came as a complete surprise for Lens, entering the weekend with the leagues strongest defensive showing.

Paris Saint-Germain trail Lens by one point in second place with a superior goal tally, so Luis Enriques squad will reclaim the lead if they avoid loss against basement dwellers Metz at home later.

This Parc des Princes encounter slots between the pair of Paris Saint-Germains Champions League knockout playoff legs versus Monaco, who travel to Paris on Wednesday for the second match following a 3-2 home reverse last Tuesday.

Monaco climb temporarily to sixth, firmly in contention for European spots after three wins and two draws in their past five Ligue 1 matches.

Toulouse face Paris FC in the days remaining French fixture on Saturday, following Marseilles 2-0 away loss at Brest on Friday in new manager Habib Beyes debut outing.