Lens lost big in the Crouse to Europe. While they still had a thin hope of winning a place for the next European campaigns at the end of the season, the Sang et Or fell in front of their Bollaert audience, this Friday evening at the opening of the 29e
Ligue 1 day, opposite Reims (0-2).
Rather disappointing in the first period despite several opportunities, the Lensois saw the visitors take advantage of it. The latter took the lead thanks to a realization of Nakamura (34e), while the locals lost Machado and Bah on injury.
Upon returning from the locker room, Will Still's players were more dangerous in front of the goal of a Yehvann Diouf, who multiplied high class stops (14 in total!). And when he was beaten, his transversal saved him (53e).
14 stops for Diouf, 37 goal for Lens
Unable to be precise in the last gesture and therefore to find the fault, the Artesians were pierced by a counter concluded by Nakamura, author of a double. A stab for the blood and gold, which pulled 37 times to the goal without shaking the nets.
Reims thus achieves the perfect blow and gives itself air in the maintenance race. The RC Lens remains 9th with five points behind 6th place, and as much on the 7th, which could be qualifying for the conference league according to the result of the French Cup final.
