Lionel Messi Aston Villa Kylian Mbappe Gianluigi Donnarumma Christophe Galtier Hugo Ekitike Lois Openda Qatar France Brazil Monaco Saudi Arabia Premier League NBA soccer as loss Lionel Messi Aston Villa Kylian Mbappe Gianluigi Donnarumma Christophe Galtier Hugo Ekitike Lois Openda Qatar France Brazil Monaco Saudi Arabia

No Messi, no Neymar as PSG suffer first loss of season

arabnews.com

LENS: Paris Saint-Germain, without World Cup winner Lionel Messi and Neymar, lost for the first time in any competition since March 20 last year when they were defeated 3-1 at Lens on Sunday. “Lens deserved their win,” said PSG coach Christophe Galtier.

Lois Openda scored one and set up another as Lens, who have only lost once in Ligue 1 this season, closed the gap on PSG at the top to four points after 17 rounds. “We are happy to be four points behind,” said Lens coach Franck Haise. “This victory proves that we can beat anyone in this championship.” PSG’s last loss was more than nine months ago when they fell 3-0 at Monaco in Ligue 1, although that still left them 12 points clear at the top of the table.

On Sunday at Lens, PSG were without Messi and suspended Brazilian Neymar, but Kylian Mbappe, the Golden Boot winner in Qatar, received a rousing welcome from the Lens fans as he warmed up.

Galtier said he hoped French fans would give Messi a similar reception. “He’s going to join us on January 3, in 48 hours,” said Galtier. “I hope Leo will be well received.

Related News
RIYADH: When Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al-Nassr on the last day of 2022, he couldn’t have imagined that his first match in his new home of Saudi Arabia would be against a team that included his great rival Lionel Messi.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on his first appearance in Saudi Arabia with Lionel Messi also on target.
PARIS : Paris St Germain suffered their second defeat of the season in a 1-0 loss to Stade Rennais on Sunday as their Ligue 1 lead was slashed to three points.
France’s forward Kylian Mbappe takes part in a training session at the Jassim-bin-Hamad Stadium in Doha on November 20, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.