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PSG move provisionally top of Ligue 1 with Lens win

Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v RC Lens - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - May 1, 2021. Paris St Germain's Neymar in action with RC Lens' Yannick Cahuzac. [REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes]

Paris St Germain went top of the Ligue 1 standings, at least provisionally, after Neymar scored and set up another goal in a 2-1 home win against RC Lens on Saturday.

Neymar netted in the first half and crossed for Marquinhos to score after the break to put PSG, who travel to Manchester City looking to overturn a 2-1 deficit in their Champions League semi-final tie on Tuesday, on 75 points with three games left.

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