RC Lens have made history by winning the Trophée des Champions for the first time, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis despite playing with ten men for almost an hour. A Historic Night for RC Lens RC Lens lifted the Trophée des Champions on Sunday evening after defeating reigning French champions Paris Saint-Germain in a tense opening match of the 2026/27 season. The home side secured a narrow 1–0 victory, with Florian Thauvin scoring the decisive goal in the first half.
Florian Thauvin’s first-half goal was enough for Lens to defeat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 and lift the Trophée des Champions for the first time in club history. Thauvin Gives Lens the Lead PSG started brightly and looked to control the match, but Lens struck first in the 32nd minute. Abdallah Sima linked up with Matthieu Udol, whose delivery found Florian Thauvin at the far post. The forward finished past Matvey Safonov to put Lens 1-0 ahead. Lens Reduced to 10 Men The game changed
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring for the European champions in the 20th minute before 17-year-old Brian Madjo equalised shortly before half-time. Désiré Doué restored PSG’s lead in the 61st minute, with the goal awarded following a VAR review after an initial offside flag. Villa, appearing in the fixture as UEFA Europa League holders, pushed the Champions League winners throughout an energetic contest at Stadion Salzburg. Unai Emery’s side continued to threaten late in the match, but PSG protected their advantage to secure the
LIVERPOOL — Liverpool’s pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola appears to be gathering momentum, with fresh reports suggesting the France international is open to an Anfield move while discussions over a potential transfer continue. Barcola has returned to PSG following his post-World Cup break and has been included in the French club’s travelling squad for the UEFA Super Cup. His involvement does not end the transfer speculation, however, with Liverpool continuing to be strongly linked with the 23-year-old. Barcola Reportedly Open to
After Manchester City lost 4-2 to Paris St Germain in Champions League action Pep Guardiola acknowledged his team was thoroughly beaten and their chances of advancing out of the group stage now appear slim. On Wednesday Guardiola's team let a two-goal advantage fade after PSG scored four goals in the second half. The match left City in 26th place on the standings table and prevented them from qualifying for the playoffs. The team needs to defeat Club Brugge at home in their final
Paris Saint-Germain's star striker, Kylian Mbappé, is accustomed to receiving accolades when his team triumphs. However, following PSG's defeat to Dortmund in the Champions League semifinals, Kylian Mbappé bravely accepted accountability for the loss, acknowledging missed opportunities, some of which were his own. In the aftermath of the 2-0 aggregate loss to Dortmund, Kylian Mbappé candidly admitted that the outcome was influenced by a series of squandered chances, including several of his own. Speaking at the Parc des Princes after the game, the
Paris Saint-Germain fired coach Christophe Galtier after a disappointing season, with former Spain and Barcelona manager Luis Enrique expected to be announced as his successor on Wednesday. PSG in a statement thanked Galtier, who had one year left to run on his contract, “for his professionalism and commitment.” Galtier’s assistants Thierry Oleksiak and João Sacramento have also been fired and won’t be part of the next coach’s staff. PSG has announced a press conference later on Wednesday without elaborating. In its so far
French soccer club Paris St Germain coach Christophe Galtier has been arrested for questioning along with his son as part of an investigation into alleged discrimination, AFP news agency reported on Friday citing a French prosecutor. PSG did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Source Reuter
With Premier League teams lining up to sign him, Neymar might have played his last game for Paris Saint Germain, as per SportsBible. PSG paid a world-record £198 million fee to sign him in 2017 but are believed to be content about offloading him for somewhere between £70 and £80 million. Neymar has played 173 times for PSG, scoring 118 times and winning four Ligue One titles. The Brazilian is set to be out for four months and will undergo surgery on his
Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi is on the verge of making history in his legendary career after he reached 699 goals in club football post PSG’s 4-3 Ligue 1 home win over Lille OSC on matchday 24. The Argentine forward scored the game-winning goal of the match in Nick of time and also created three goal-scoring chances for teammates. His lone late goal came from a exciting free-kick at the Parc des Princes. With one more goal, the Argentine forward can become the
Paris Saint-Germain were waiting on Sunday to find out if the ankle injury that forced Neymar off on a stretcher in their Ligue 1 game win over Lille could rule the Brazilian out of the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich. Neymar appeared to be in tears as he came off early in the second half of PSG's dramatic 4-3 win at the Parc des Princes after turning his right ankle. "'Ney' has sprained his ankle. We will
France forward Kylian Mbappe has extended his contract with Paris St Germain until 2025, club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said on Saturday. "I'm proud to give you a beautiful piece of news -- Kylian Mbappe has signed until June 2025 with Paris St Germain," Al Khelaifi said as he posed with the 23-year-old holding a Mbappe 2025 PSG shirt at the Parc des Princes before the last game of the Ligue 1 season against Metz. Mbappe's deal was set to expire at the end
Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil superstar Neymar has said he would be “very keen" on playing Major League Soccer in the US at the end of his career. The 30-year-old striker said Saturday on a YouTube broadcast with fellow Brazil icon Ronaldo that he was attracted by the MLS calendar. “I don’t know if I’ll go back to play in Brazil. I’m very keen to play in the United States. At least for a season," he said. “The championship there is short, you have
Neymar could play his first game for Paris Saint-Germain since November when they face Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. Neymar could play his first game for Paris Saint-Germain since November when they face Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. The French club revealed on the eve of the tie that former Real defender Sergio Ramos is the only player missing due to injury as he continues
Thilo Kehrer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Paris Saint-Germain against struggling Lyon with an equalising goal 14 minutes from time in Ligue 1 action on Sunday. German defender Thilo Kehrer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Paris Saint-Germain against struggling Lyon with an equalising goal 14 minutes from time in Ligue 1 action on Sunday. PSG already boast a seemingly insurmountable 11-point lead over second-placed Nice, but travelled to Lyon without Argentina ace Lionel Messi after he recuperates from COVID-19 and Neymar, who is
Lionel Messi has tested negative for Covid-19 and is now back in France and will resume training "in the coming days", Paris Saint-Germain announced on Wednesday. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner tested positive for the virus while in his native Argentina last week but flew back to Paris on Wednesday. He missed PSG's 4-0 French Cup win against Vannes on Monday. The club did not say if Messi would be available for their first Ligue 1 match since the winter break, at Lyon
Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi and three other players have tested positive for COVID-19, the French Ligue 1 club said on Sunday. Argentina international Messi joined PSG from boyhood club Barcelona in August and the 34-year-old has scored six goals in 16 games in all competitions for the Parisian side. Defender Juan Bernat, back-up goalkeeper Sergio Rico and midfielder Nathan Bitumazala were the other players who returned positive tests. PSG said the four players were in isolation and subject to the appropriate
UEFA Champions League: Liverpool defeated Atletico Madrid to make it four wins out of four in Group B to reach the last 16. Liverpool and Ajax kept up their perfect records in the Champions League this season to qualify for the last 16 on Wednesday, while a Paris Saint-Germain side missing Lionel Messi were held by RB Leipzig. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool blew Atletico Madrid away in a whirlwind start at Anfield, with Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane scoring in the first 21 minutes
Lionel Messi, Neymar and a host of other South American stars are missing for Paris Saint-Germain this weekend but Kylian Mbappe will take centre stage after starring for France in their successful UEFA Nations League campaign. Lionel Messi, Neymar and a host of other South American stars are missing for Paris Saint-Germain this weekend but Kylian Mbappe will take centre stage after starring for France in their successful UEFA Nations League campaign. Messi, along with Leandro Paredes and Angel Di Maria, is with
It was the moment European football had been waiting for - and the one Pep Guardiola knew was probably "unstoppable". Lionel Messi glided forward from the halfway line late on against Manchester City at the Parc des Princes, played a one-two with Paris St-Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe and left goalkeeper Ederson rooted to the spot with a shot beautifully placed into the top corner. It was the first club goal of his entire career that had not been scored for Barcelona and sealed






















