Lens Defeats Paris Saint-Germain in French Super Cup as Bradley Barcola Watches from the Sidelines
French Champions’ Trophy
Lens 1 – 0 Paris Saint-Germain FT
Bradley Barcola was in the France squad which finished fourth at this summer’s World Cup [Getty Images]
Liverpool target Bradley Barcola did not feature in Paris Saint-Germain’s squad as they faced a narrow defeat against Lens during the French Super Cup.
Barcola has been linked with a move to Anfield this summer, as Liverpool reportedly considers a bid close to £100 million for the 23-year-old forward.
Despite his lack of participation, Barcola has drawn interest from Arsenal and remained an unused substitute during PSG’s Super Cup victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Without Barcola’s contributions on Sunday, PSG succumbed to a 1-0 loss, with Lens’ Florian Thauvin netting the match’s only goal in the 32nd minute, tapping in after Matthieu Udol’s mis-hit shot.
In a significant twist, Lens played most of the match with ten players after teenage defender Kyllian Antonio received a straight red card in the 39th minute for a reckless challenge on Maghnes Akliouche. PSG faced further challenges as substitute Nuno Mendes also received a red card later in the game after coming on to replace Lucas Digne.
French Champions’ Trophy
Lens 1 – 0 Paris Saint-Germain FT
Bradley Barcola was in the France squad which finished fourth at this summer’s World Cup [Getty Images]
Liverpool target Bradley Barcola was left out of Paris St-Germain’s squad as they were narrowly beaten by Lens in the French Super Cup.
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Barcola has been linked with a move to Anfield this summer, with Liverpool reportedly prepared to pay somewhere in the region of £100m for the 23-year-old.
The France forward, who has also been interesting Arsenal, was an unused substitute in his side’s Super Cup win over Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Without him on Sunday, Ligue 1 champions PSG fell to defeat as Lens’ Florian Thauvin scored the only goal in the 32nd minute when he turned in Matthieu Udol’s mis-hit shot.
Coupe de France winners Lens played most of the game, which they hosted, with 10 men after teenage defender Kyllian Antonio was shown a straight red card in the 39th minute for a studs-up challenge near the halfway line on Maghnes Akliouche.
PSG also lost substitute Nuno Mendes to a late sending-off after he came off the bench to replace recent signing Lucas Digne.
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