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Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino endured a losing start to the 2021/22 season as Ligue 1 holders Lille secured a 1-0 win in the French Super Cup.
Xeka’s first-half thunderbolt was enough to inflict defeat on PSG, who were pipped to the domestic title by Lille last campaign by a solitary point. Pochettino was without star forwards Kylian Mbappe and Neymar but still managed to field a relatively experienced side with Achraf Hakimi, Ander Herrera and Mauro Icardi selected in the starting line-up.
PSG had won the Trophee des Champions – the contest between the Ligue 1 champions and the winners of the Coupe de France – for the past eight seasons, but they fell short at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel. Julian Draxler and Burak Yilmaz both had early openings before it was the veteran Turk was involved in the decisive moment.
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