PSG loses opening match against newly promoted Lens

Paris Saint-Germain, weakened by the crown, are defeated by Lens’s promotion with 0: 1. Ignatius Ganago scores in the 57th minute.

Without the two superstars Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain made a false start in the French championship. Two and a half weeks after the Champions League final loss to FC Bayern, coach Thomas Tuchel’s team lost 1-0 (0-0) to RC Lens in the first league game on Thursday for the night. After a poor pass from goalkeeper Marcin Bulka, Ignatius Ganago scored the decisive goal for the outsider in the 57th minute.

Tuchel had to do without numerous regular employees. According to the French association, the world champion Mbappé was infected for the last time with the corona virus. There were also other positive, anonymous players on the PSG team. Neymar, Mauro Icardi and Ángel Di María were absent from the regulars against Lens. In general, the club in the capital, where defender Thilo Kehrer was on the pitch from the start, showed a poor performance. Some spectators were allowed to watch the game.

French Ligue 1 had already started its season on August 21, PSG joined later to reach the premier class final. The previous season was canceled in France due to the coronavirus pandemic.