Leaders Lens beat Nantes, open up 4-point gap over PSG in Ligue 1 | OneFootball

Lens defeated Nantes 2-1 this Saturday (6), a victory that keeps the team at the top of the French Championship at the end of the 15th round.

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Their main pursuer, the powerful Paris Saint-Germain, is four points behind before hosting Rennes, still this Saturday, at the Parc des Princes.

The goals for the team led by coach Pierre Sage were scored by Florian Thauvin (34′) and Wesley Saïd (81′).

Lens dominated the actions in the first 35 minutes, during which they could have sealed the game. Crosses, whether from constructed plays or set pieces, were their best weapon.

Nantes' goalkeeper, Anthony Lopes, had to make great saves to prevent a header goal by Malang Sarr after a corner (6′), and to deflect a shot from Odsonne Edouard (13′).

And after all these warnings, Lens finally translated their superiority into the scoreboard. Ruben Aguilar crossed the ball for Thauvin to head in unmarked and open the scoring.

Youssef El-Arabi equalized for Nantes (38′) by taking advantage of a rebound from a penalty saved by Robin Risser, but in the second half, a long cross from Matthieu Udol found Saïd at the far post, who put Lens back in the lead.

Concern

Nantes, who are at the lower end of the table, may end the round in the relegation zone if Metz (17th) scores on Sunday against bottom-placed Auxerre.

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