An important victory which allows the Lensois club to overtake its opponent and temporarily seize second place in the ranking. Author of an interesting match in the game, Florian Thauvin once again showed that he was one of the best players in the championship.
If it was not decisive, for his family, the 2018 world champion released an incredible confession at the end of the meeting. Indeed, the former Olympique de Marseille player did not want to take the penalty awarded to Lensois in the first period, even though he is designated as the number 1 shooter.
“ It was a very important match. We did Lens, fighting all together. We were dealing with a very good team, frankly a remarkable team, hard to play. These will be valuable points for the rest of the season. Play against OM? It's weird, everyone knows my attachment. I was emotional at the start of the match, I spent a lot of years there,” he said at the microphone of Ligue1+.
Before stopping at the microphone of Telefoot and to mention the penalty: “Odsonne (Edouard) asked me if he could take the penalty. It's important to me that my teammates feel good and have confidence. And there is also the fact that it is OM opposite. I didn't really want to shoot. »
Continue against Metz
Second in the standings behind Paris Saint-Germain, RC Lens has had a great start to the season in Ligue 1. The Sang et Or, under the leadership of Pierre Sage, are showing great things in the game and in terms of state of mind.
This Wednesday against FC Metz, the objective will be to continue and confirm the success against OM. This time Florian will aim to find the fault and be decisive. A success would allow them to remain on the podium and send a new message to France. To be continued…
