Lens close in on Champions League spot with Lorient win
Lens took a huge step towards securing an automatic spot in the Champions League group stage when they claimed a 3-1 comeback win at Lorient in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
French Ligue 1
FULL TIME
- Romain Faivre 6'
- Florian Sotoca 20'
- Adrien Thomasson 25'
- Seko Fofana 87'
Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat · 16,724 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Le Havre AC | W 2-0 | French Ligue 1 |
| 11/2/26 | vs Brest | L 0-2 | French Ligue 1 |
| 10/25/26 | @ Angers | D 0-0 | French Ligue 1 |
| 10/18/26 | vs AS Monaco | W 1-0 | French Ligue 1 |
| 10/10/26 | vs Paris FC | W 1-0 | French Ligue 1 |
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Play by Play
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Florian Sotoca.
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Goal 87'
Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 3. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Claude-Maurice.
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Substitution 86'
Substitution, Lens. Julien Le Cardinal replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
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Substitution 86'
Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Loïs Openda.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Lorient. Bamba Dieng replaces Laurent Abergel.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Lorient. Théo Le Bris replaces Gédéon Kalulu.
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Yellow Card 75'
Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 71'
Darline Yongwa (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 69'
Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.
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Substitution 68'
Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.
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Substitution 57'
Substitution, Lorient. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Bonke Innocent.
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Yellow Card 43'
Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 39'
Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 25'
Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 2. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Goal 20'
Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 1. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
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Goal 6'
Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 0. Romain Faivre (Lorient) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
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End Regular Time 90'+6'
Second Half ends, Lorient 1, Lens 3.
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Florian Sotoca.
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Goal 87'
Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 3. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Claude-Maurice.
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Substitution 86'
Substitution, Lens. Julien Le Cardinal replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
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Substitution 86'
Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Loïs Openda.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Lorient. Bamba Dieng replaces Laurent Abergel.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Lorient. Théo Le Bris replaces Gédéon Kalulu.
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Yellow Card 75'
Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 71'
Darline Yongwa (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 69'
Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.
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Substitution 68'
Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.
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Substitution 57'
Substitution, Lorient. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Bonke Innocent.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+1'
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Yellow Card 43'
Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 39'
Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 25'
Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 2. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Goal 20'
Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 1. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
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Goal 6'
Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 0. Romain Faivre (Lorient) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 20 of 20 events.
Team Stats
RCL
LOR
13
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
4
52.9
Possession
47.1
15
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
5
50
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
457
Accurate Passes
402
510
Passes
460
90
Pass Completion %
90
3
Accurate Crosses
2
19
Crosses
10
20
Cross %
20
35
Long Balls
37
20
Accurate Long Balls
18
60
Long Balls %
50
5
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
12
50
Tackle %
80
4
Interceptions
9
13
Effective Clearances
18
13
Clearances
18
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedLOR · 3-4-2-1
Yvon MvogoG384 saves
Montassar TalbiCD3
Vincent Le GoffCD-L251 shot on target1 shot
Bamo MeïtéCD-R18
Laurent AbergelCM-L192 shots
Innocent BonkeCM-R8
Darlin YongwaLM12 yellow card1 shot
Gédéon KaluluRM24 yellow card
Ibrahima KonéF92 shots on target5 shots
Enzo Le FéeCF-L801 shot
Romain FaivreCF-R141 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Substitutes
Ayman KariSUB44
Yoann CathlineSUB22
Ckene DoucouréSUB29
Julien PonceauSUB21
Jean-Victor MakengoSUB171 shot
Théo Le BrisSUB37
Julien LaporteSUB15
Bamba DiengSUB111 shot on target1 shot
Julian PollersbeckSUB23
RCL · 3-4-2-1
Brice SambaG304 saves
Jean OnanaCD61 shot
Facundo MedinaCD-L14 yellow card1 shot
Jonathan GraditCD-R24
Seko FofanaCM-L81 assist1 shot on target1 goal3 shots
Salis Abdul SamedCM-R26
Deiver MachadoLM3 yellow card1 shot
Przemyslaw FrankowskiRM291 shot
Loïs OpendaF111 shot on target2 shots
Adrien ThomassonCF-L282 shots on target1 goal3 shots
Florian SotocaCF-R71 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Substitutes
Jean-Louis LecaSUB16
Alexis Claude-MauriceSUB181 assist
David Da CostaSUB10
Lukasz PorebaSUB13
Ismael BouraSUB23
Adam BuksaSUB9
Julien Le CardinalSUB25
Angelo FulginiSUB20
Massadio HaidaraSUB211 shot
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