Marco Asensio comments on PSG's victory after scoring his first goal for Paris

Author of his first goal for PSG in the 3-1 victory against RC Lens this Saturday, August 26, Marco Asensio stopped for a few seconds in front of the Canal+ microphone to comment on the game.

When asked about his team's victory and his feelings, Asensio described himself as "very happy with this victory", before adding praise for RC Lens: "Last year they finished second in the championship, which shows their quality. We delivered a great game".

Regarding his first goal in the PSG shirt, the Spaniard evidently made his feelings clear: "I'm very happy! It was important for me to score my first goal in an official match with this shirt".

Asensio also gave importance to this happening at the Parc des Princes: "It's even more important in front of our fans and to open the scoring in an important game. The first goal was key to unlocking the game".

For many, Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele are the key players in this new PSG. The Canal+ interviewer also considers it that way, and Marco Asensio commented that "it's clear, they are very important players for the team".

The Spanish winger went on to say that the French pair "very often make the difference", adding that they get along "very well", and he hopes they will continue to do so.

Marco Asensio assumed the role of "false 9" in this match, in the absence of Goncalo Ramos. The Spaniard, although he was not very participative in general, complied with his annotation, in addition to having a 92% effectiveness in his passes (36/39), and he gave 1 key pass.

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