Key Takeaways
- RC Lens beat Paris FC 2-1 in a Ligue 1 match.
- Florian Thauvin and Thorgan Hazard scored for Lens in the final 30 minutes.
- The result keeps Paris FC joint top of the table with five other clubs.
In a Ligue 1 matchday heavily impacted by social unrest, RC Lens secured a 2-1 victory over Paris FC, maintaining their position in the top six of the league table.
The match, which was the sole Ligue 1 fixture of the day, saw Lens come from behind to secure the win, with goals from Florian Thauvin and Thorgan Hazard.
Lens opened the scoring through 22-year-old Luca Koleosho, who executed a crisp counter-attack, finishing from the edge of the box two minutes into first-half stoppage time.
Paris FC appeared to gain a numerical advantage early in the second half when Lens defender Jean-Clair Todibo was sent off for a challenge on Ilan Kebbal. However, VAR intervened, finding Kebbal offside earlier, and Todibo returned to the match.
Thauvin, a 2018 World Cup winner with France, demonstrated his experience just after the hour mark, driving in on his left foot and firing home from 22 yards.
Hazard added the final touch, scoring the winner for Lens with a left-footed strike inside the box in the 83rd minute.
Paris FC, who were expected to take the lead in the league standings, remain joint top of the table with five other clubs, now on 14 points.
The match was part of a jam-packed weekend in Ligue 1, with other fixtures including Lille visiting AS Monaco, Olympique de Marseille hosting Le Havre, and Rennes welcoming Strasbourg.
The postponement of the PSG game against Olympique Lyonnais was pushed back to Monday, with a winner likely to take the top spot in the league.
This isn’t anything new. In many matches this season, he’s got us out of tricky situations, and again today, he did what only Florian Thauvin can do — so that’s great.
Thorgan Hazard, Player for RC Lens
