Lens upset in Lorient

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By: Manu Tournoux

Coming to pick up three units in Lorient this Saturday, Lens leaves Brittany with a small point.

Certainly undefeated since September 16 – nine matches without defeat in all competitions – RC Lens is nonetheless frustrated by today’s trip to Lorient. A match ended in a goalless draw at Moustoir.

Despite their domination and a bar sounded masterfully by Sotoca, the Sang et Or were unable to find the fault, victims in particular of a Mvogo of the big evenings. Kroupi Jr, however, narrowly missed inflicting quite a cold shower on the Artésiens, trapped by a hair’s breadth of offside and then nicely checked by Samba.

“A lot of regrets”

We have a lot of regrets tonightsays Thomasson hot on Prime Video. It’s a bad point for us given the content, our chances and the danger created in the opponent’s area. It’s recurring, we lack aggressiveness and technical accuracy. They could have pulled off a little heist but Brice (Samba, editor’s note) saved us. We still have a lot of frustration this evening… »

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This point thus collected in Brittany in fact confines the Lensois to eighth place, provisionally, seven lengths from the podium synonymous with C1. A Champions League that Franck Haise’s men will return to on Wednesday, on the pitch in Eindhoven. For the Merlus, 14e, the threat of the red zone continues. Only two lengths.

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