Lineups announced for Trophée des Champions final as Lens host PSG at Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens will host Paris Saint-Germain in the Trophée des Champions 2026 final at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on Sunday, August 16, with both sides naming their starting elevens for the season-opening match between the Ligue 1 and Coupe de France champions.
Paris Saint-Germain enter the fixture on the back of their fifth successive Ligue 1 title and consecutive UEFA Champions League victories; Luis Enrique’s men also beat Aston Villa to lift the UEFA Super Cup and arrive as reigning Trophée des Champions holders after winning the last four editions, the club having captured the competition a record 14 times.
Lens completed a strong domestic campaign by finishing second in Ligue 1 and securing the Coupe de France with a 3-1 win over OGC Nice; under new head coach Dino Toppmoller the club will contest only their second Trophée final, having lost their previous appearance against PSG in 1998.
Lens starting XI: Robin Risser; Kyllian Antonio, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Maik Nawrocki; Saud Abdulhamid, Yacine Titraoui, Michaël Cuisance, Matthieu Udol; Florian Thauvin (c), Franjo Ivanović, Abdallah Sima. Bench: Mathieu Gorgelin (gk), Ruben Aguilar, Andrija Bulatovic, Rayan Fofana, Amadou Haidara, Mezian Mesloub, Souleymane Sagnan, Michal Skoras, Florian Sotoca. 𝐇-𝟏 avant #RCLPSG ⌛️Voici le 𝒐𝒏𝒛𝒆 aligné par le coach Dino Toppmöller pour le #TrophéeDesChampions à Bollaert-Delelis.▶️ Première titularisation pour Franjo Ivanović et Yassine Titraoui. #FiersDEtreLensois
PSG starting XI: Matvey Safonov; Achraf Hakimi (c), Ilya Zabaryni, Willian Pacho, Lucas Digne; Vitinha, Lucas Beraldo, Warren Zaire-Emery; Maghnes Akliouche, Desire Doue, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Bench: Lucas Chevalier (gk), Ousmane Dembele, Dro Fernandez, Lucas Hernandez, Marquinhos, Senny Mayulu, Nuno Mendes, Quentin Ndjantou, Fabian Ruiz.
In India, the match will kick off at 12:15 AM IST on Monday, August 17.
