"That was a wake-up call for PSG, who scored with their first shot of the match in the 13th minute. Fabian Ruiz regained possession in a dangerous position and Vitinha managed to find Dembele, whose strike from distance went in off the left post. Luis Enrique's side were in the ascendancy, but both Nuno Mendes and Desire Doue failed to find the back of the net with attempts either side of half-time, while Lille struggled to create chances."
"Dembele ensured a calmer finish for the hosts with a moment of magic shortly after the hour mark. Doue picked the forward out in the box, and he sent three defenders the wrong way before scooping the ball over Ozer and just underneath the crossbar. Barcola then pounced on an unaware Aissa Mandi in the 93rd minute, dispossessing the defender in the box before slotting the ball into the bottom corner to secure all three points for the Parisiens."
Ousmane Dembele, 2025 Ballon d'Or winner, scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain beat Lille 3-0 to move top of Ligue 1. Lille nearly took the lead early when Olivier Giroud hit the crossbar, but PSG responded in the 13th minute after Fabian Ruiz recovered possession and Vitinha set up Dembele for a long-range finish. Dembele added a second with an audacious lob shortly after the hour mark. Bradley Barcola sealed the result in stoppage time by dispossessing Aissa Mandi and finishing calmly. PSG produced 1.32 xG from 13 shots; Lille managed 0.78 from seven, with both of Dembele's goals carrying just 0.23 xG.
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