PSG Must Submit by Promotion Team for Losing 7 Main Players

DBasia.news – Unsatisfactory results must be received by Paris Saint-Germain when they have their first match in the 2020-2021 Ligue 1 event. The defending champion was defeated by Lens, who was the promotion team.

Playing at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Friday (11/9), PSG were beaten by a thin score of 0-1. Ignatius Ganago became the lone goalscorer for Lens in the 57th minute.

In this match, PSG fielded many young players. This had to be done because the seven stars were infected with the corona virus.

The seven players in question are Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi, Marquinhos and Keylor Navas. They must undergo independent isolation to recover from the virus.

PSG coach Thomas Tuchel can only field five players who appeared in the 2019-2020 Champions League final, at the end of last August. The rest he relies on young players.

Even so, PSG actually performed quite well in this match. Les Parisiens excel in ball possession with a percentage of 73 percent.

But PSG had difficulty dismantling Lens’ defense. They also finally conceded because of the blunder of their young goalkeeper, Marcin Bulka, who was careless in delivering passes.

Tuchel felt the draw was fairer for both teams. He also didn’t want to blame his foster children.

“I don’t think we could have done better tonight. I was happy with the first half because we controlled the game completely, and had the ball,” Tuchel told Canal+.

“We struggled to create goalscoring opportunities today. But we have a small group, and missing players who can make a difference.”

This defeat temporarily put PSG at the bottom of the board. The club in the French capital are only one level above the relegation zone.

PSG’s nightmare is in danger of continuing because in the second match it will challenge one of its main rivals, Olympique Marseille. With the current players’ material, it would be difficult for them to win.