“I don't think I'm the man of the match” –

He is the hero of PSG's qualification against Lens this evening. Matvey Safonov stopped two penalties during the penalty shootout, which allowed PSG to eliminate Lens this evening in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France (1-1, 3 tab to 4). He did not want to take on the role of best player of the match.

Holder for the purposes of PSG this evening in the absence of Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matvey
Safonov was the hero of the capital club. After a two-sided encounter, quite closed in the first half and much livelier in the second half, the Lensois and the Parisians separated in a draw (1-1). As in the 32nd finals of French Cupthere is no overtime, the two teams had to decide during the penalty shootout. After the first six successful attempts, the Russian goalkeeper stopped the attempt to Nzola. Behind, Bradley Barcola transformed his own before seeing Safonov stop the attempt to
Dioufwhich allowed the PSG to qualify for the round of 32 of the French Cup (1-1, 3 tab to 4).

See also: CdF – PSG eliminates RC Lens after a thrilling match (1-1, 3 TAB 4)

“Saving penalties is something normal for a goalkeeper”

At the end of his beautiful penalty shootout, Matvey
Safonov, at the microphone of BeIN Sports 1did not want to pull the cover on him, believing that he was not the man of the match despite his two saves during the session. “ I'm happy because we won the match. I don't think I'm the man of the match. Saving penalties is something normal for a goalkeeper. It was a difficult match against a good team. There was a lot of play and action. »