Lens’ 10-men miracle against the European champions
On Wednesday, PSG justified their role as favorites in the UEFA Super Cup and defeated Aston Villa 2-1. On Sunday, they had a chance for the fourth consecutive trophy since May, and this one looked like the easiest one – against Lens. The French team finished last season as the second in Ligue 1 but lost some key players and changed coach, so PSG was a huge favorite. Yet, Luis Enrique’s men missed too many chances and didn’t even use the fact that Lens was reduced to 10 man after 39 minutes. The host were led by fantastic fans in the sellout stadium and won 1-0.Former Newcastle and Marseille forward Florian Thauvin scored the only goal of the match in the half and won the French Super Cup for the first time in history. The Parisians won four in a row and 14 in total, but Lens used their second only appearance very well. The last time the hosts were in the finals was back in 1998, and they were defeated by…PSG. European champions created enough chances to score, but simply couldn’t put ..