Lens-PSG: “Back to basics”, Raphaël Varane camouflaged himself in the Lens kop at Bollaert

Sitting in the middle of the Lens kop at Bollaert-Delelis, the ex-Real Madrid defender gave his voice to encourage the Sangs et Or. Insufficient to allow Will Still’s men to win against the club from the capital, qualified after the suspense and the penalty shootout (1-1, tab).

“They can’t understand”

The 2018 world champion, on the other hand, really enjoyed the show. “Back to basics… (…) I love football, the emotions. That’s what’s most important! “, he wrote on X (formerly Twitter), adding a little more mysterious message: “Don’t try to explain to them, they can’t understand. » Some will see, perhaps, an allusion to “You Can’t Understand”, the documentary miniseries broadcast on Canal + which reveals the hidden side of Luis Enrique, the Spanish coach of PSG.

Having played in the ranks of the Lens team for almost 9 years, Varane left the northern club for the White House in the summer of 2011. After nearly 500 professional matches, Varane surprised the world of football by retiring. at just 31 years old last September.