This Sunday at 8:45 PM (CET), Paris Saint-Germain faces Lens at the Stade Bollaert in the 2026 Trophée des Champions. In a press conference, Lens forward Florian Thauvin spoke about the match and their Parisian opponents.
Thauvin: “We’ll give it our all”
“We’re expecting a very tough match; we know this PSG team well. They won the Super Cup. We’ll give it our all, though we know they’re the favorites. They won on Wednesday despite having little preparation time, but we’ll give it our all.”
Florian Thauvin fully acknowledges Paris Saint-Germain’s status but refuses to view the final as a foregone conclusion. PSG’s victory on Wednesday, achieved despite limited preparation, confirmed the squad’s ability to rise to the occasion for big matches. His team will therefore need to deliver a near-perfect performance to keep their hopes of lifting the trophy alive.
Thauvin: “We’re playing the Trophée des Champions to win it”
“We’re going to give this match everything we’ve got. We know we’re up against a tough team. They’ve won the Trophée des Champions 14 times—they’re the most successful club in the competition’s history. They’ve just won the Champions League twice, so I believe they’re the best team in Europe right now. There’s really no debate about it, and congratulations to them. We’ll try to cause them problems; it’s a final, after all, so we’re playing the Trophée des Champions to win it.”
The respect shown for PSG’s track record does not dampen Thauvin’s ambition. On the contrary, facing what he considers the best team in Europe makes the challenge even more significant. In a final, the theoretical balance of power isn’t always the deciding factor: his team intends to capitalize on every opportunity, disrupt PSG, and play without holding back in their bid to clinch the title.
