PSG v Lens: Thauvin pulls no punches on refereeing and Parisian talent | OneFootball

This Sunday evening, Parc des Princes was buzzing for the 4th day of Ligue 1, in a match that saw Paris Saint-Germain face RC Lens. Despite the 3 injured Parisians, the Red and Blue won 2-0 with a brace from Bradley Barcola (PSG/Lens video summary). Florian Thauvin, offensive midfielder for the Gold and Blood, stopped by the microphones of beIN SPORTS journalists to discuss this defeat.

Thauvin: "I deserved to have the penalty"

Do we need to give more than usual?

It's true that this is a team that controls the ball and they are in possession the whole match. We were grouped behind and we ran a lot.

It's hard to keep clarity when we recover the ball. With a little more personality, we could have hoped for better tonight, because we created a lot of opportunities. Their talent made the difference, like with the first goal.

Tell us about the penalty on you maybe?

I haven't reviewed the images but what I felt at the moment was that it was clearly and plainly a penalty. I was held back and I got past, then he grabbed me. They are good referees but human error is possible, but on this one, I deserved to have the penalty.

At that moment it was 1 to 0, if we come back it's important for confidence, it can relaunch us. With confidence, we are capable of anything.

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