Lens hosts Paris Saint-Germain in round 2 of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Thursday, September 10th at Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens)
Lens looked great at the turn of the past and present centuries. The Blood and Gold even became the champion of the country. But then a deep recession began, and many of the last years had to be spent in the 2nd division. Lens made many attempts to return to the elite league of France. The coronavirus "helped" in some way - it is far from the fact that Lens would have finished the regular season in a 2nd place. Of course, the team needed reinforcements. And the club successfully made several interesting transfers. It laid out 10 million to lure Seko Fofana out of Udinese - the Ivorian showed a rather good game in Italy. I wonder if Wuilker Farines, the exotic Venezuelan goalkeeper, will gain a foothold in Europe. So far, the Blood and Gold have played only one match in Ligue 1. They played against Nice away, and newcomers didn’t appear on the pitch. The Eaglets won with a 2-1 score, but Kakuta opened the scoring from the penalty spot already in the 11th minute.
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PSG starts the championship at the wrong time. Before that, the Parisians did not play in the new Ligue 1. The reason is obvious: they passed a record way in the Champions League and reached the final of the tournament. And the organizers allowed them to rest in the first rounds. It turned out unsuccessfully. Firstly, Tuchel couldn’t work at full capacity because a number of players left for the national teams. And same France played only on Tuesday evening! Secondly, the players have caught the coronavirus. Moreover, the best of them are on sick leave. Neymar, Di Maria, Icardi, and Paredes felt ill earlier, and on Monday, the media reported that Mbappe's test was also positive. By the way, one can agree with the indignation of Leonardo, who did not like the fact that the journalists found out about this earlier than PSG. They started talking about a possible new postponement of the game, but there are enough experienced players in Paris to find a replacement for everyone who caught the main epidemic of this year. Just the reservists have a chance to prove themselves.
Lens beat PSG back in 2006. The last matches took place in the 2014/2015 season, when the champion won twice (3-1 away and 4-1 in Paris). Due to the growth of diseases among the visitors, the bookmakers are raising quotes for their victory, which recently seemed obvious. But let us stop at "Over 2.5 goals scored" - either PSG will hammer the newcomer anyway, or there will be a mutual struggle.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
