Lucas Chevalier, the 24-year-old goalkeeper for Paris Saint-Germain, stopped in the mixed zone after the 3-0 victory against Lille this Friday at the Parc des Princes, in the 18th round of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season.
Chevalier: “That’s also the beauty of football.”
An accident on Monday?
Of course. That’s football. You’re used to Paris winning everything, and will win everything. But that’s football. You’re older than me, you have more experience, you know that great teams can’t always win everything all the time.
That’s also why you go to the stadium, because anything is possible. That’s also the beauty of football. We want to win everything, so it was frustrating. But that’s life, you have to accept it. And I think we responded in the best possible way.
Chevalier: “The competition from Lens can push us even further.”
Is it important to react and put pressure on Lens?
We’ll try to maintain our rhythm, to improve. It’s a good battle with Lens, and things can change very quickly. The competition from Lens can push us even further to win every match, to be better. It’s good for Ligue 1. Lens is competitive. There are still many matches left, and things can change very quickly.
Chevalier: “It’s a stroke of genius.”
Dembélé’s goal?
Magnificent. From my angle, I don’t really understand what happened. I’m a little surprised he did a lob. The ball goes very high, the goalkeeper is destabilized. It’s a stroke of genius. He didn’t win the Ballon d’Or for nothing. The goal feels great. It took him time to get back into it, with all those individual trophies and his injuries, which is normal.
