This Sunday at 5:15 p.m. (CET), first-place Paris Saint-Germain faces fifth-place Lens at the Parc des Princes in Matchday 4 of Ligue 1 2025-2026. At a press conference, Lens coach Pierre Sage spoke about his squad and the Parisian opponent, with their special asset.
Sage: “Machado is out, we know that, and the rest of the squad is normally available.”
Any update on the squad?
Machado is out, we know that, and the rest of the squad is normally available. Machado should be out for about five weeks. (…) Odsonne Edouard is back in the game; we’ll be able to start him this weekend.
Were you able to work as you wanted during the break?
We worked generally; some players weren’t there. We were able to integrate new recruits and improve our style of play. We had about 15 outfield players and two goalkeepers, so we worked well.
Sage: “There are mechanisms in place in this team.”
What kind of match can we expect against PSG?
I’ll repeat myself, they’re the best team in the world right now. Their style is to cause a lot of problems with possession, because they have a way of attacking that adapts to what the opponent offers quite quickly, without intervention or instructions from the coach.
There are mechanisms in place in this team; that’s Luis Enrique’s job, and they’ve been learned by all the players. He’s a steamroller when he attacks. It’s up to us to contain this and ensure that it doesn’t happen again as much as possible during the match. We’ll have to be very good when we have the ball, so as not to give it away too quickly and be able to exploit it well. Attacking too.
