PSG missed only seven key players for its opening game, including Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. Just like teammates Keylor Navas, Mauro Icardi, Ángel Di María, Leandro Paredes and Marquinhos, they were tested positive for the corona virus.
Coach Thomas Tuchel had to puzzle with 17- and 18-year-old debutants, but saw for himself that it would be difficult. “People should not expect too much from us,” he predicted in advance at the press conference.
His choice for goalkeeper Marcin Bulka in particular turned out to be a miss. The 20-year-old Pole played the ball poorly for Marco Verratti just before the hour. The Cameroonian Ignatius Ganago took full advantage of newcomer Lens.
Barely 18 days after the lost Champions League final, PSG again has to deal with a solid blow. For the Parisians, it is the first defeat in the league since November 2019.
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