The Canaries have washed the affront. Humiliated by AS Monaco last weekend (7-1), FC Nantes returned to victory this Sunday afternoon, on the occasion of the 23e Ligue Day 1. Opposed to the RC Lens in front of its Beaujoire audience who decided to strike encouragement at the start of the game, the men of Antoine Kombouaré won (4-1).
Dominators in the first period, the Nantes logically opened the scoring through its 17-year-old young Louis Leroux (1-0, 36e). They then made the break on a penalty transformed by Moses Simon (2-0, 60e). What make the blood and gold react, which have reduced the gap in the process, also on a penalty from El Aynaoui (2-1, 64e).
M'bala Nzola sees red
While they had managed to relaunch the suspense, the Lensois spoiled everything. In the 70th minute, M'Bala Nzola was expelled after launching the ball towards the referee, without touching it, under the effect of frustration. A logical direct red card. And the hopes of Racing took off definitively at the very end of the game with the purpose of the winter recruit Meschack Elia (3-1, 90e+5).
A success that allows FC Nantes to temporarily find 14th place and move away from the red zone. On the other hand, the RC Lens continues a third setback in a row and sees Europe move away a little more.
