Thanks to a goal at the start of the second half, RC Lens won in Nantes this Saturday and performed well.
If they have very different objectives this season, the FC Nantes and the RC Lens needed points this Saturday at Beaujoire. 6th of Ligue 1, the Sang et Or had the opportunity to put pressure on their competitors for Europe, while the Canaries had the ambition to give themselves some breathing room in the race to maintain their position.
Dominant Nantes
If the Lensois started strong with a heavy strike from David Pereira da Costa which ended its race on the bar in the first minute, the Nantes residents regained control of the game and finally obtained the best chances of the first period. They even thought about opening the score just before the break but Ruben Aguilar’s header – towards his own goal – was saved by Brice Samba on his line. The two teams therefore returned to the locker room with a goalless draw.
Lens killer
After the break, the Artésiens quickly regained the upper hand and opened the scoring thanks to Pereira da Costa, who caught the Nantes defense before deceiving Alban Lafont with a left-footed strike. (0-1, 48th) Trailing by the score, the Yellows fail to appear truly dangerous and do not strike before the 75thth minute and a free kick into the wall from Florent Mollet.
Sharper offensively, Lens finally offers itself a second victory in a row in the league and temporarily returns to Lille in the standings while Nantes remains three points behind the play-off place occupied by Olympique Lyonnais.
