Lens took the lead against the run of play

Paris Saint-Germain won a stormy encounter at the Stade de France as they overcame nine-man Lens 3-1 to move within fifa points account cheap  four points of Ligue 1 leaders Marseille.

Despite taking an early lead through Adamo Coulibaly, Lens self-destructed as they conceded three goals in 27 minutes and had two players sent off in front of a packed house at the national stadium, just outside of Paris. Yohan Cabaye, Brazilian Maxwell and Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, from the penalty spot, did the damage for Laurent Blanc's side as they went second in the table, one point ahead of Bordeaux. Lens remain third from bottom with just eight points from ten matches.

Lens took the lead against the run of play with only ten minutes gone when 33-year-old Coulibaly intercepted a loose ball just inside the PSG half and raced towards goal. An angled shot from the left of the box took a telling deflection off the unfortunate stand-in captain Thiago Motta and beat Italian goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu at the far post to put Lens in  fifa points account cheap front.