Lens Beat PSG to Win the Trophée des Champions
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Lens won a big football game against PSG.
The game was for the Trophée des Champions. This is a special trophy game in France.
Lens is a team with the nickname 'Sang et Or'. This means 'Blood and Gold' in English.
The coach of Lens is Dino Toppmöller. He said the crowd helped his team win.
He said the atmosphere in the stadium was very good. He said this helped his players a lot.
PSG lost the game. One PSG player is Achraf Hakimi.
Hakimi was not happy about the game. He said the game was not fair.
He said PSG lost for reasons they could not control.
Lens played with a lot of courage. This means they were very brave.
The fans were very happy after the win.
Vocabulary4 words
- trophy
- a prize you win in a game or sport
- atmosphere
- the feeling or mood in a place
- courage
- being brave; not afraid
Quiz
Answer key
1. Lens 2. The atmosphere 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lens won a big football game against _____.
The game was for the _____. This is a special trophy game in France.
Lens is a team with the nickname '_____'.
The coach of Lens is Dino _____.
He said the _____ helped his team win.
He said the atmosphere in the _____ was very good.
PSG lost the game. One PSG player is Achraf _____.
Hakimi said the game was not _____.
He said PSG lost for reasons they could not _____.
Lens played with a lot of _____.