Ligue 1 winners Lille defeat PSG to carry Trophee des Champions for first time
1 min read Portuguese midfielder Xeka scored the one aim as French champion Lille beat Cup winner Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 within the Champions Trophy.
The win on Sunday offers Lille coach Jocelyn Gourvennec a trophy in his first sport since changing Christophe Galtier.
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Galtier guided Lille to one of many largest upsets in French soccer however then left to affix Nice, with Gourvennec taking up at Lille within the offseason and serving to the northern membership win the trophy for the primary time.
Xeka settled a good sport in Tel Aviv with a wonderful strike from the sting of the penalty space that beat goalkeeper Keylor Navas and located the highest nook simply earlier than halftime.
Lille beat and drew towards PSG final season with out conceding a aim, and stored one other clear sheet this time regardless of promoting France backup goalkeeper Mike Maignan to AC Milan.
The French league begins on Friday.
PSG visits promoted Troyes on Saturday and Lille is at Metz on Sunday.
