Paris Saint-Germain will be hoping to take a step closer to a fourth consecutive league title as they go in search of a win against a Lens side aiming to win back-to-back.
After working hard against fifth-tier Espalia in their 4-2 French Cup win in midweek, PSG manager Luis Enrique will be hoping his side can be more clinical today as they look to maintain their seven-point lead at the top of League 1.
They face a Lens side who ended a three-match winless run with their victory over Le Havre last weekend. Currently in seventh place, that result has reignited the hopes of manager Will Steele and his men for European qualification this term.
Lens host PSG on Saturday 18 January at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, with kick-off 5 according to Central European Time local time, which makes a 4pm GMT start in the UK, a 11 a.m. ET or 8 a.m. ET start in the US and Canada, and a 3am AEDT An early morning start in Australia.
Below, we'll present the best live TV streaming services to use it to view game lives wherever you are in the world.
Deiver Machado's 77th-minute strike gave the Lance a 2-1 win away to Le Havre last week.
How to watch Lance vs PSG in the US without cable
Saturday's game is live on BeIN Sports, which has the broadcast rights for League One matches in the US.
There are several options for watching BeIN. Several US cable and satellite providers offer the network as part of their channel lineup, including Dish Network, Optimum, and Spectrum (the latter charges $7 per month for the Sports View add-on).
If you're into streaming, there are a whole host of streaming platforms that carry BeIN Sports.
With a great selection of channels, an easy-to-use interface, and the best-in-class Cloud DVR, YouTube TV at $73 per month is one of the best cable TV replacements. To watch BeIN Sports on the platform, you'll need its Sports Plus add-on, which costs an additional $11 per month. Read our YouTube TV review.
BeIN is available on Sling TV as part of its Sports Extra add-on for Sling Orange or Sling Blue.
Its Orange and Blue packages start at $40 a month, and you can combine them for a monthly rate of $55 ($60 in some regions), with Sports Extra costing an additional $11 a month. The orange option gives you one stream, while the blue one gives you three. It's not as comprehensive or easy to navigate as YouTube, but with a little work, including adding an antenna or AirTV 2 DVR, it's an unbeatable value. We'll also add that the service offers local channels like ABC and CBS in some regions where the monthly rate is $45. Read our Sling TV review.
There's a lot to like about Fubo. In addition to BeIN Sports, it offers a wide selection of channels, plus its sports focus makes it particularly attractive to soccer fans, as well as NBA, NHL and MLB fans who live in an area served by one of Fubo's RSNs. It's also a great choice for NFL fans, as it's one of three services, along with YouTube TV and hulu, which offer NFL Network and optional RedZone. The biggest hole in Fubo's lineup is the lack of Warner Bros. networks. Discovery, including HGTV, Food Network, Cartoon Network, CNN, TNT, and TBS—especially since the latter two carry a lot of sports content, especially the NBA, NHL, and MLB. The missing channels and $80 price tag make it less appealing than YouTube TV for most viewers. Read our Fubo review.
On top of this, BeIN Sports Connect is a stand-alone streaming platform on the web. You can sign in with your cable or streaming service credentials if your provider has BeIN in the package. This allows you to stream live matches and other programming to a variety of devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops, and so on).
Check to see if BeIN Sports is included in the specific package or plan you're considering, as it may be part of a sports package or require an additional subscription.
How to watch Ligue 1 from anywhere with a VPN
If you find you can't watch Ligue 1 matches locally, you may need a different way to watch the games — that's where using a VPN can help. A VPN is also the best way to prevent your ISP from throttling your game-day speeds by encrypting your traffic, and it's also a great idea if you're traveling and find yourself connected to Wi-Fi and want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you can virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to access the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make this really easy.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. You should make sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: even when VPNs are legal, a streaming service can terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing properly enforced blackout restrictions.
Latest tests DNS leak detected, 25% speed loss in 2024 testsNetwork 3,000 plus servers in 105 countriesJurisdiction British Virgin Islands
ExpressVPN is our current top VPN pick for people who want a reliable and secure VPN that works on different devices. It's normally $13 a month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100, you'll get three months free and save 49%. That equates to $6.67 per month.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Live Stream Lance vs PSG in Canada
As with the US, BeIN Sports is the place to be for French soccer fans looking to watch the game in Canada, with the network holding the rights to broadcast Ligue 1 matches in the region this season.
BeIN Sports is available on select Canadian cable and satellite providers, including Bell TV, Rogers and Shaw Direct, while cord cutters can access BeIN via the Fubo Canada streaming service.
Fubo is the right destination for Canadians looking to watch the Ligue 1 season, with exclusive broadcast rights to every game on Sunday. It costs CA$30 per month, although you can save cash by paying quarterly or annually.
Can I live stream Lens vs PSG in the UK?
French football fans in the UK were left in the lurch at the start of the season following TNT Sport's decision not to renew Ligue 1 broadcast rights. Now there's an option to watch matches live, with dedicated streaming platform Ligue 1 Pass underway and showing today's match live.
French soccer fans can now watch every Ligue 1 match live on subscription to streaming service Ligue 1 Pass.
The service costs £10 per month and can be accessed via Ligue 1 Pass website. Separate apps for Apple and Android devices should become available for the service in the coming weeks.
Can I live stream Lens vs PSG in Australia?
No mainstream broadcaster currently holds the rights to show League One football this season Down Under.
If you subscribe to an overseas streaming service that shows the game, such as Fubo, VPN service will allow you to change your online location, allowing you to view your home coverage.
Quick tips for streaming Ligue 1 football using a VPN
- With four variables at play – your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN – your experience and success in streaming EPL matches may vary.
- If you don't see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “city or country search” option.
- If you're having trouble downloading the game after turning on your VPN and setting it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try to quickly fix it. First, log in to your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don't have VPN apps that you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you'll have to install a VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you're using (like your phone) so that every device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
- All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing a VPN on your router. In some cases with Smart TV services, after you install the sports app on a cable network, you will be asked to verify a numeric code or click on a link sent to your email address in your Smart TV file. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help as both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
- Remember, browsers can often give away location despite using a VPN, so make sure you're using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We usually recommend Brave.