For its first of the season at home, Lens was held in check by Rennes this Sunday (1-1). But Bollaert had a great evening.
Back in front of their public, the vice-champions of France from Lens have lost none of their generosity. This Sunday at the end of the 2e day of Ligue 1, the ardor and the combativeness were not enough to secure the three points against Rennes. But the show was there and this Racing, certainly, will have better evenings in its den of Bollaert.
Everything started perfectly however for the Artesians, quickly rewarded in this part on a recovery at the entrance to the zone of truth signed Machado (1-0, 3e). Already a scorer a week earlier in Brest, the Colombian defender placed his team there in ideal conditions. A collective carried moreover by a sustained popular fervor, fueled during the pre-match by the official presentation of the future local darling: the former Montpellier resident Elye Wahi, just poached for 35 million euros and called to make people forget Loïs Openda.
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Tired for the Blood and Gold, a certain defensive indiscipline allowed the Bretons to get back into the game. Like the Brestois, credited with two penalties last weekend, the Rennais received a penalty kick for Danso’s excessive commitment in marking Kalimuendo. ” That’s a lot of penalties conceded, we’ll have to pay attention to that », Dixit Samba, hot, on the antenna of Prime Video. The former Lensois who is Bourigeaud was not asked to transform the sentence (1-1, 53e). And the two formations to leave back to back.
The RCL opens its counter here; the Stade Rennais, after a great initial success over Metz, garnered a fourth point. A balance sheet shared after two lifters by Montpellier, Lille, Marseille and Toulouse. Only Monaco and Brest do better with a six out of six.
