Lens beat Metz and move within a point of leaders PSG in Ligue 1 | OneFootball

Lens brought excitement back to the French Championship title race by defeating bottom-placed Metz 3-0 this Sunday in the 25th round, and is now just one point behind the leader Paris Saint-Germain.

The 'Sang et Or', who are in second place on the table, started the round four points behind PSG, which was defeated at home by Monaco 3-1 on Friday.

This Sunday's victory came through good team plays that resulted in goals by Saud Abdulhamid (44′), Florian Thauvin (46′), and Amadou Haidara (52′).

Thus, Lens returned to winning ways in the championship after having collected only one point in the previous two rounds.

The week was very positive for the team, which on Thursday qualified for the French Cup semifinals by eliminating one of the country's in-form teams, Lyon, on penalties.

Also on Sunday, Rennes thrashed Nice (15th) away 4-0 to secure their fourth consecutive victory in the championship and climb to fifth place, which qualifies for the Europa League.

In the other games of the day, Brest (9th) defeated Le Havre (14th) 2-0, while Lille (6th) and Lorient (10th) drew 1-1.

*By AFP

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