Lens can now look towards the top of the rankings. Beaten by Nice and Paris before and after the truce, the Sang et Or defeated Nantes at La Beaujoire (0-1) this Saturday, during the 20th day, after winning in Toulouse last Sunday. A success which allows them to appear in sixth place in the Ligue 1 standings. In bad shape, the Canaries are 13th, having given in to a goal from David Pereira Da Costa this Saturday evening.
After a very messy first quarter of an hour, Jocelyn Gourvennec’s men, until then dominated by the visitors, woke up. They even created the best chances in the first half, and could have taken the advantage on several occasions. This was without counting the XXL performance of Brice Samba, imperial in his cage during this first act, with a tap on a shot from Kadewere (34th) then a huge save on a defensive header from Aguilar, which came close to the goal against his camp before half-time (0-0).
Franck Haise’s men, once again in the stands despite the end of his suspension – he ultimately prefers this position to observe the match -, pulled themselves together well at the start of the second half. In the 48th minute of play, Facundo Medina sent an excellent through ball to David Pereira Da Costa, who followed well then scored with a cross shot from the right (0-1). His second goal of the season in Ligue 1. After this opening score, the Nantes residents, as if stunned, were no longer as dangerous as at the end of the first period, as if “disgusted” by the multiple saves of the French international . The Lensois, however, did not manage to score the second goal to take cover, but controlled their end of the match.
