Lens/PSG – Toppmöller reveals the keys to victory | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain and Lens faced off thisSunday at Lens’ Stade Bollaert in the 2026 Trophée des Champions.The match ended with a 1-0 win for Lens (Lens/PSG video highlights). After the match, Lens coach Dino Toppmöller spoke to Ligue1+.

Toppmöller: “with the stadium here, we can hurt anyone, any team”

You relied on your values, is that what mattered tonight?

Yes, we knew before the match that it was going to be difficult, and that we would have to suffer a lot. PSG have incredible quality with all the players they have and a top coach. But I’m very proud of everything my team put in place. With the stadium here, we can hurt anyone, any team, and the mentality was incredible today. The atmosphere too—thanks to all the supporters. They helped us a lot. We’re very happy with this win.

Are you discovering the magic of RC Lens and Félix Bollaert?

Yes, but people can say whatever they want, you have to live it. And we lived it from the very first match, we won this trophy, it’s the first time for the club. With this atmosphere, we beat PSG.

Toppmöller: “teams like PSG don’t really like chasing the ball.”

You said “we prepared.” What was your idea?

At the start, it was about our defensive phase. We wanted to control the midfield a little, we know PSG. We defined very clear roles for each player. With the ball, it’s difficult because they press very well. I wanted us to press well because teams like PSG don’t really like chasing the ball. If we’re really brave, we can do even more.

Today, I’m not going to criticize anything; there have also been quite a few changes in this team. We did some things very well, but there are always things, even though we won today, that we can improve.

Toppmöller: “I’m very proud of this team, it was a very powerful moment.”

You used a forward who attacks in behind to bypass the midfield?

Yes, that’s why we put Sima up front. He’s very strong, he can hold up the ball, and the other players in the spaces between the lines are even more technical. It worked very well, but it’s a shame that the red card changed a lot of things. We had to drop deeper. We did that very well. We wanted to do something in transition. I’m very proud of this team, it was a very powerful moment.

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