The French football season starts with a surprise. PSG, the reigning European champions, lose the French Super Cup to an excellent Lens, who, despite playing for an hour with 10 men against 11 after Kylian Antonio's red card, resist and maintain their early advantage until the end of the match. A goal by former Udinese player Thauvin in the 32nd minute of the first half is decisive. At the end of the match, Nuno Mendes is also sent off.
PSG return to the pitch just four days after winning the European Super Cup and start the first half strongly. The first big chance of the match belongs to Zabarnyi, followed by a bad shot from Maghnes Akliouche, activated as a center forward for this match. The Parisians dominate throughout the first half of the first 30 minutes, but as soon as they slow down, Lens scores the goal of the advantage. Udol, from the edge of the area, crosses low to Flo Thauvin, who gets behind Dignes and beats Safonov. There is no time to celebrate, as Dino Toppmöller's team is left with 10 men: Kylian Antonio, the author of a serious tackle on Akliouche, is punished directly with a red card by the referee. A few seconds before the end of the first half, Doué has the best chance for PSG, but his shot hits the crossbar.
Despite the numerical superiority, Luis Enrique's team has difficulty creating dangerous chances. For this reason, in the 60th minute the Spanish coach activates Dembélén, Fabian Ruiz and Nuno Mendes. The Portuguese left-back immediately stands out with two shots in one minute, but without success. In the 76th minute, the former Napoli midfielder finds the equalizer, but is in an offside position and the referee awards a foul in favor of the defense. PSG tries, but never manages to become truly dangerous, while Nuno Mendes loses control: his elbow on Skora is punished with a red card by the referee. In the extra minutes, Lens maintains the advantage and thus lifts the French Super Cup, the first in the club's history, right in its own stadium.
