Lens v PSG: Paulo César reveals his captain and game plan

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·5 settembre 2025

Lens v PSG: Paulo César reveals his captain and game plan

This Saturday, the women’s teams of Paris Saint-Germain and Lens will face off at Stade Bollaert (broadcast on Canal+Foot) at 9 p.m. for the first matchday of the Première Ligue Arkéma 2025-2026. Parisian coach Paulo César held a press conference on the eve of the match, where he announced his playing philosophy as well as the new captain: Sakina Karchaoui (29-year-old left back).

Paulo César: “Play attacking football.”

“Tactically, we want to play attacking football. But we have several systems in place, with a defensive line of three or four players, for example. We are going to analyze everything we do well, and everything that can be improved, and we will share it all with the players so that everything goes as smoothly as possible on the pitch, and so they know their roles perfectly.”

Paulo César: “With her exemplary attitude and everything she has represented at the club for several years.”

Karchaoui as captain: With her exemplary attitude and everything she has represented at the club for several years, it was something close to my heart; she is capable of taking on this role and carrying out everything she needs to do as captain to the letter. This choice is mine to make; I am lucky to have a group of eight leaders, including Paula (Dudek), Griedge (Mbock), Jackie (Groenen), and Kate (Kiedrzynek), to ensure everything goes well.”

The idea is clear: to create play and scoring opportunities. This is something we already saw at the end of last season when Paulo César took over from Olivier Echouafni. We hope, of course, that he will be able to successfully instill this philosophy and that we will see great things this season. It’s essential to rediscover the joy of the game, both for the players and the fans.

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This will be with Karchaoui as captain, a choice that is entirely understandable given her exemplary attitude and professionalism. She also has valuable experience at PSG, having joined in 2021. We wish her wonderful emotions and experiences in this new role.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.