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- Lens fired more attempts (15 vs 6 shots).
- Lens was more accurate in front of goal (60% on target vs 33%).
Lens defeated Estac Troyes 1-3 in Ligue 1. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 37 stage in the 2021 season. The match was played at Stade de l'Aube in Troyes. F. Letexier officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Estac Troyes vs Lens meeting in Ligue 1 with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Estac Troyes and Lens. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Ligue 1Recorded meetings: 9 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Lens defeated Estac Troyes 1-3 in Ligue 1. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 37 stage in the 2021 season. The match was played at Stade de l'Aube in Troyes. F. Letexier officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Estac Troyes vs Lens meeting in Ligue 1 with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Estac Troyes and Lens. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Ligue 1Recorded meetings: 9 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Liverpool have reportedly struck a deal with Ibrahim Mbaye (Picture: AP) Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Paris Saint-Germain forward Ibrahim Mbaye, according to reports in France. Mbaye is widely considered to be among the brightest young talents in French football having broken out of PSG’s academy ranks to make his senior debut for the club in 2024. In that time, the highly rated 18-year-old winger has made 42 appearances in all competitions for the European champions, chipping in with four goals and four assists. But Liverpool have been closely tracking Mbaye’s progress at PSG and appear to have made a significant breakthrough in their efforts to coax the teenager across the Channel. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. RMC Sport’s Fabrice Hawkins claims the Reds have now agreed on the financial terms of a five-year contract with Mbaye’s camp and the player himself is keen to push through a switch to Anfield. Bayer Leverkusen had also been pursuing a possible agreement to bring Mbaye to the Bundesliga, but the Senegal international is said to have his heart set on Merseyside. It’s believed Liverpool are pressing ahead with their pursuit of Bradley Barcola alongside their move for Mbaye and remain hopeful of pulling off a sensational double deal for the two PSG attackers. Mbaye has agreed personal terms over a move to Anfield (Picture: Getty) The young attacker has been capped 15 times by Senegal (Picture: Getty) The Reds are still yet to agree on a price with PSG for either Mbaye or Barcola, though, with the Ligue 1 giants reportedly demanding an eye-watering fee of £145million for the latter this summer. Both Mbaye and Barcola are tied into contracts in Paris until June 2028. In the aftermath of PSG’s Trophee des Champions defeat to Lens at the weekend, Luis Enrique hinted that there was still plenty of time for unhappy players to leave this summer. Liverpool are still working on a deal for Mbaye’s PSG team-mate Barcola (Picture: Getty) ‘We are a very young, very ambitious team,’ the PSG head coach told reporters. ‘It is important for us to make changes and look for players who enjoy playing our way and who love playing for PSG. That is very clear to us. ‘When a player doesn’t want to come here, or doesn’t have a smile on their face about being here, it is better to find another solution.’ Liverpool have had a relatively uneventful summer transfer window following Andoni Iraola’s arrival as head coach, bringing in Victor Munoz and Ronald Araujo after wrapping up a deal for Jeremy Jacquet back in February. Meanwhile, the likes of Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa could all be set to follow Mohamed Salah and Ibrahima Konate out the exit door at Anfield before next month’s deadline. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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Arsenal won the Community Shield – but should one player have been sent off? (Photo: Getty) Stuart Pearce claimed that one Arsenal star should have been sent off during the 3-0 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday. The Gunners fired a warning shot to their Premier League rivals in Cardiff, humiliating Enzo Maresca on his City debut to lift the first trophy of the English football season. Riccardo Calafiori opened the scoring after just 23 seconds before Kai Havertz doubled the lead and captain Martin Odegaard tapped in the third minutes after the break. It was a great game overall for Calafiori, who will be hoping this is a sign of things to come after two injury-disrupted seasons at the Emirates, but the left-back did have one very poor moment. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. With the score at 1-0, the Italy international challenged Abdukodir Khusanov for the ball in the box and went down, with Arsenal fans screaming for a penalty. Referee Samuel Barrott instantly blew his whistle but gave a free-kick to City and booked Calafiori for simulation, with replays showing that the 24-year-old blatantly dived. Former City player and manager Pearce, on commentary duty for talkSPORT, was left outraged by what he saw, saying: ‘Well, Khusanov went down very early, kept his feet away from it. Riccardo Calafiori scored the fastest goal in Community Shield history after just 23 seconds (Photo: Getty) ‘And it was nothing more than a pathetic dive, it really was. ‘Listen, if I was Calafiori and you look at the referee and you claim it’s a penalty, I’d give him a double yellow for that and get him off. ‘If you’re going to outlaw diving in the game… that was pathetic.’ {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Arteta says Community Shield statement win proves Arsenal are 'ready for it'","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/08\/17\/7779755569864816200\/480x270_MP4_7779755569864816200.mp4","description":"Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal's desire \"to go straight again\" after Manchester City were overwhelmed 3-0 by the Premier League champions in the Community Shield.","duration":"T8M14S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/17\/07\/110678029-0-image-a-8_1786947795231.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-17T07:22:17+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); Calafiori was booked for a blatant dive early in the match (Photo: Getty) Ultimately, it was a deserved win for Arsenal ahead of beginning their Premier League title defence this Friday against Championship champions Coventry City. ‘It was such an important game and an important test for us. It was to show our mentality after last season,’ Calafiori told TNT Sports post-match. ‘Amazing. It helps the team a lot when you score that early. ‘I try always to give a solution to my team-mates. The pass was unbelievable. Myles gave me the perfect ball. It’s 70% him and 30% me. ‘Christos was one of the best players on the pitch today. It’s close to perfection this kind of performance.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comme
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Liverpool have reportedly struck a deal with Ibrahim Mbaye (Picture: AP) Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Paris Saint-Germain forward Ibrahim Mbaye, according to reports in France. Mbaye is widely considered to be among the brightest young talents in French football having broken out of PSG’s academy ranks to make his senior debut for the club in 2024. In that time, the highly rated 18-year-old winger has made 42 appearances in all competitions for the European champions, chipping in with four goals and four assists. But Liverpool have been closely tracking Mbaye’s progress at PSG and appear to have made a significant breakthrough in their efforts to coax the teenager across the Channel. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. RMC Sport’s Fabrice Hawkins claims the Reds have now agreed on the financial terms of a five-year contract with Mbaye’s camp and the player himself is keen to push through a switch to Anfield. Bayer Leverkusen had also been pursuing a possible agreement to bring Mbaye to the Bundesliga, but the Senegal international is said to have his heart set on Merseyside. It’s believed Liverpool are pressing ahead with their pursuit of Bradley Barcola alongside their move for Mbaye and remain hopeful of pulling off a sensational double deal for the two PSG attackers. Mbaye has agreed personal terms over a move to Anfield (Picture: Getty) The young attacker has been capped 15 times by Senegal (Picture: Getty) The Reds are still yet to agree on a price with PSG for either Mbaye or Barcola, though, with the Ligue 1 giants reportedly demanding an eye-watering fee of £145million for the latter this summer. Both Mbaye and Barcola are tied into contracts in Paris until June 2028. In the aftermath of PSG’s Trophee des Champions defeat to Lens at the weekend, Luis Enrique hinted that there was still plenty of time for unhappy players to leave this summer. Liverpool are still working on a deal for Mbaye’s PSG team-mate Barcola (Picture: Getty) ‘We are a very young, very ambitious team,’ the PSG head coach told reporters. ‘It is important for us to make changes and look for players who enjoy playing our way and who love playing for PSG. That is very clear to us. ‘When a player doesn’t want to come here, or doesn’t have a smile on their face about being here, it is better to find another solution.’ Liverpool have had a relatively uneventful summer transfer window following Andoni Iraola’s arrival as head coach, bringing in Victor Munoz and Ronald Araujo after wrapping up a deal for Jeremy Jacquet back in February. Meanwhile, the likes of Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa could all be set to follow Mohamed Salah and Ibrahima Konate out the exit door at Anfield before next month’s deadline. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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Arsenal won the Community Shield – but should one player have been sent off? (Photo: Getty) Stuart Pearce claimed that one Arsenal star should have been sent off during the 3-0 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday. The Gunners fired a warning shot to their Premier League rivals in Cardiff, humiliating Enzo Maresca on his City debut to lift the first trophy of the English football season. Riccardo Calafiori opened the scoring after just 23 seconds before Kai Havertz doubled the lead and captain Martin Odegaard tapped in the third minutes after the break. It was a great game overall for Calafiori, who will be hoping this is a sign of things to come after two injury-disrupted seasons at the Emirates, but the left-back did have one very poor moment. Get the latest transfer news every morning Sign up to our daily football newsletter for personalised updates on who your team is trying to sign and who won't be around next season. With the score at 1-0, the Italy international challenged Abdukodir Khusanov for the ball in the box and went down, with Arsenal fans screaming for a penalty. Referee Samuel Barrott instantly blew his whistle but gave a free-kick to City and booked Calafiori for simulation, with replays showing that the 24-year-old blatantly dived. Former City player and manager Pearce, on commentary duty for talkSPORT, was left outraged by what he saw, saying: ‘Well, Khusanov went down very early, kept his feet away from it. Riccardo Calafiori scored the fastest goal in Community Shield history after just 23 seconds (Photo: Getty) ‘And it was nothing more than a pathetic dive, it really was. ‘Listen, if I was Calafiori and you look at the referee and you claim it’s a penalty, I’d give him a double yellow for that and get him off. ‘If you’re going to outlaw diving in the game… that was pathetic.’ {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Arteta says Community Shield statement win proves Arsenal are 'ready for it'","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/08\/17\/7779755569864816200\/480x270_MP4_7779755569864816200.mp4","description":"Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal's desire \"to go straight again\" after Manchester City were overwhelmed 3-0 by the Premier League champions in the Community Shield.","duration":"T8M14S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/17\/07\/110678029-0-image-a-8_1786947795231.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-17T07:22:17+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); Calafiori was booked for a blatant dive early in the match (Photo: Getty) Ultimately, it was a deserved win for Arsenal ahead of beginning their Premier League title defence this Friday against Championship champions Coventry City. ‘It was such an important game and an important test for us. It was to show our mentality after last season,’ Calafiori told TNT Sports post-match. ‘Amazing. It helps the team a lot when you score that early. ‘I try always to give a solution to my team-mates. The pass was unbelievable. Myles gave me the perfect ball. It’s 70% him and 30% me. ‘Christos was one of the best players on the pitch today. It’s close to perfection this kind of performance.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comme
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