European Football: Barcola Extends Psg’s Perfect Start But Injuries Mar Lens Win

Paris Saint-Germain extended their cleanable commencement to Ligue 1 pinch a 4th consecutive triumph by beating Lens 2-0. But nan triumph was overshadowed by much injuries up of their midweek Champions League opener.

PSG, who big Atalanta connected Wednesday, were already without nan forwards Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué, and vanished nan crippled pinch much players sidelined. The European champions were successful power astatine Parc des Princes but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Lee Kang-in and Lucas Beraldo were each forced to time off nan section pinch injuries.

Bradley Barcola scored some goals for PSG — nan first pinch a good curling changeable from extracurricular nan container into nan apical area successful nan first half, and nan 2nd aft nan break pinch a debased decorativeness from distance.

“The title that everyone successful shot loves is coming up,” PSG coach Luis Enrique said. “It is simply a difficult clip for america because we person injured players. We person to hold and spot nan results for nan 3 players who sewage injured today. It is astir our expertise to accommodate and we request to respond arsenic a team.”

Teenager Ethan Mbappé, relative of Kylian, scored his first extremity successful Ligue 1. His volley successful wounded clip secured a 2-1 triumph for Lille against Toulouse. Lille trailed until nan 90th infinitesimal erstwhile Nabil Bentaleb scored from nan punishment spot. Earlier, Frank Magri had put Toulouse ahead. Both Mbappé brothers near PSG successful nan summertime of 2024. Kylian joined Real Madrid, while Ethan signed a three-year woody pinch Lille.

Borussia Mönchengladbach suffered a 4-0 location nonaccomplishment to Werder Bremen to make it 3 convention games without scoring a extremity for their worst Bundesliga commencement successful 34 years. Gladbach, who person 1 constituent from 3 games truthful far, must beryllium wondering really they grounded to people successful nan first half pinch much shots than their opponents, who were 2-0 up by half-time pinch goals from Samuel Mbangula and Jens Stage. Werder added 2 much aft nan break pinch Romano Schmid and Justin Njinmah to seal their first triumph of nan season, while Gladbach made their worst goalless commencement since 1991 erstwhile they went nan first 5 games without a goal. Gladbach, who person now gone 10 convention games without a triumph including past season, are 16th, while Werder moved up to ninth connected 4 points.

Danel Sinani scored precocious for St Pauli to hit Augsburg 2-1 and support nan promoted team’s unbeaten commencement to nan season.

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