LENS: Paris Saint-Germain, with out World Cup winner Lionel Messi and neymarmisplaced for the primary time in any pageant since March 20 final 12 months once they had been defeated 3-1 at Lens on Sunday.
“Lens deserved his win,” he stated. P.S.G. trainer Christophe Galtier.
Lois Openda scored one and arrange some other as Lens, who’ve most effective misplaced as soon as in Ligue 1 this season, closed the space on PSG on the best to 4 issues after 17 rounds.
“We are happy to be four points behind,” stated Lens trainer Franck Haise. “This victory proves that we can beat anyone in this championship.”
PSG’s final loss used to be greater than 9 months in the past once they fell 3-0 at Monaco in Ligue 1, despite the fact that that also left them 12 issues transparent on the best of the desk.
On Sunday at Lens, PSG had been with out Messi and suspended Brazilian Neymar, however Kylian Mbappe, the Golden Boot winner in Qatar, gained a rousing welcome from the Lens enthusiasts as he warmed up.
Galtier stated he was hoping French enthusiasts would give Messi a equivalent reception.
“He’s going to join us on January 3, in 48 hours,” stated Galtier. “I hope Leo will be well received. He won the most beautiful trophy by being very good. We know he’s a great and decisive player so we hope he’ll be well received obviously.”
“Kylian had worked,” stated Galtier. “He showed a very good attitude.”
“Leo and ‘Ney’ weren’t there but that’s no excuse.”
Lens took the lead after 5 mins when PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma blocked an effort from Massadio Haidara to Przemyslaw Frankowski who scored.
Hugo Ekitike answered 3 mins later, swinging exhausting as Brice Samba dived to collect a move and force the ball in the course of the Lens goalkeeper’s grab.
Lens took keep an eye on after 28 mins. Seko Fofana gained central ownership at the fringe of his personal field, drove via a few demanding situations then measured a cross between the PSG defenders to Openda. The Belgian sprinted transparent, and squeezed a shot beneath Donnarumma.
Lens pressed from the beginning of the second one part and within the forty eighth minute gained ownership deep within the PSG part.
The ball reached Openda within the field, his backheel left the protection flat-footed and allowed Alexis Claude Maurice to take a slightly and rating from shut vary.
The French league generally takes the vacation season off however with suits to make up following the World Cup, it performed one spherical straight away after Christmas and some other on Sunday and Monday.
They have dubbed the video games ‘Celebration Week’, in English, as a nod to the English custom of Boxing Day video games, however many enthusiasts are suspicious or adversarial.
Among protest banners unfurled by way of enthusiasts in a nearly empty stand at Nantes, the place the house staff beat Auxerre 1-0, used to be person who complained that the league and broadcasters had been “killing” them.
In Monaco, Aleksandr Golovin smashed in the one function from out of doors the penalty space as the house staff did simply sufficient to overcome Brest 1-0 and tighten their grip on fourth position.
Angers stay anchored to the ground after struggling a 9th directly loss, falling 2-1 to visiting Lorient who broke their very own run of six video games with no victory.
The house staff’s Moroccan World Cup stars Sofiane Boufal and Azzedine Ounahi, who’ve simply returned from holiday and reportedly been promised profitable transfers, had been commemorated earlier than the fit however didn’t seem.
“I was happy to see Sofiane and Azzedine,” stated Angers trainer Abdel Bouhazama. “For the moment they are here. For the rest, I leave that to the club directors. I take care of what happens on the pitch.”
“Lens deserved his win,” he stated. P.S.G. trainer Christophe Galtier.
Lois Openda scored one and arrange some other as Lens, who’ve most effective misplaced as soon as in Ligue 1 this season, closed the space on PSG on the best to 4 issues after 17 rounds.
“We are happy to be four points behind,” stated Lens trainer Franck Haise. “This victory proves that we can beat anyone in this championship.”
PSG’s final loss used to be greater than 9 months in the past once they fell 3-0 at Monaco in Ligue 1, despite the fact that that also left them 12 issues transparent on the best of the desk.
On Sunday at Lens, PSG had been with out Messi and suspended Brazilian Neymar, however Kylian Mbappe, the Golden Boot winner in Qatar, gained a rousing welcome from the Lens enthusiasts as he warmed up.
Galtier stated he was hoping French enthusiasts would give Messi a equivalent reception.
“He’s going to join us on January 3, in 48 hours,” stated Galtier. “I hope Leo will be well received. He won the most beautiful trophy by being very good. We know he’s a great and decisive player so we hope he’ll be well received obviously.”
“Kylian had worked,” stated Galtier. “He showed a very good attitude.”
“Leo and ‘Ney’ weren’t there but that’s no excuse.”
Lens took the lead after 5 mins when PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma blocked an effort from Massadio Haidara to Przemyslaw Frankowski who scored.
Hugo Ekitike answered 3 mins later, swinging exhausting as Brice Samba dived to collect a move and force the ball in the course of the Lens goalkeeper’s grab.
Lens took keep an eye on after 28 mins. Seko Fofana gained central ownership at the fringe of his personal field, drove via a few demanding situations then measured a cross between the PSG defenders to Openda. The Belgian sprinted transparent, and squeezed a shot beneath Donnarumma.
Lens pressed from the beginning of the second one part and within the forty eighth minute gained ownership deep within the PSG part.
The ball reached Openda within the field, his backheel left the protection flat-footed and allowed Alexis Claude Maurice to take a slightly and rating from shut vary.
The French league generally takes the vacation season off however with suits to make up following the World Cup, it performed one spherical straight away after Christmas and some other on Sunday and Monday.
They have dubbed the video games ‘Celebration Week’, in English, as a nod to the English custom of Boxing Day video games, however many enthusiasts are suspicious or adversarial.
Among protest banners unfurled by way of enthusiasts in a nearly empty stand at Nantes, the place the house staff beat Auxerre 1-0, used to be person who complained that the league and broadcasters had been “killing” them.
In Monaco, Aleksandr Golovin smashed in the one function from out of doors the penalty space as the house staff did simply sufficient to overcome Brest 1-0 and tighten their grip on fourth position.
Angers stay anchored to the ground after struggling a 9th directly loss, falling 2-1 to visiting Lorient who broke their very own run of six video games with no victory.
The house staff’s Moroccan World Cup stars Sofiane Boufal and Azzedine Ounahi, who’ve simply returned from holiday and reportedly been promised profitable transfers, had been commemorated earlier than the fit however didn’t seem.
“I was happy to see Sofiane and Azzedine,” stated Angers trainer Abdel Bouhazama. “For the moment they are here. For the rest, I leave that to the club directors. I take care of what happens on the pitch.”