Lens Club is in surprisingly good form this season. The team has recently achieved a record of 6 wins and 1 draw in 7 rounds, and the team is temporarily ranked second in the standings, and recently defeated Paris Saint-Germain. See what this means, Champions League qualifications are waving towards the players.
In the 17th round, Neymar was suspended, Messi was not included in the squad, and Mbappe partnered with high center forward Ekitic. In this game, Lens hit the target 4 times out of 10 times, which eventually converted into 3 goals. The data-dominated Paris Saint-Germain finally converted 6 on-target shots into only one goal.
The result of the game was 3 to 1. Lens, who once had 20% less possession of the ball than their opponents at halftime, finally won. They relied on Opengda's passing and shooting to win a complete home victory.
In addition, they defeated the giant Monaco 4-1 away in the 4th round. In the 9th round, the team defeated Lyon 1-0 at home with Sotoka's penalty kick in the 82nd minute. In the 12th round, the team defeated the giant Marseille away from home 1-0. The goal this time was David Costa, who scored with his right foot in the 78th minute.
In addition, they defeated Rennes , currently ranked fourth, 2-1. The Rennes team can also be regarded as a team between the first and second tiers of Ligue 1 , and it can also be regarded as a strong team with rich experience in European competitions. The team also defeated the former Ligue 1 champions Montpellier 1-0 in the 11th round. The
team has only lost one game so far, which was a 0-1 loss to Lille . In the 44th minute, Canadian star Jonathan David scored a penalty kick and scored the only goal of the game.
So far, Lens is temporarily ranked second with a score of 40 points. They are 4 points behind PSG, but 4 points ahead of third-placed Marseille. If they continue to play like this, they cannot rule out the possibility of finishing second.
The reason why the team's record is outstanding has a lot to do with the performance of the players. The 22-year-old Openda has already scored 8 goals and 1 assist this season. He also had a hat-trick in the win over Toulouse. Veteran Sotoka scored 6 goals and 6 assists. Left winger Seid has scored 5 goals. The 27-year-old Ivory Coast international and team captain Fofana also has 3 goals and 3 assists. Goalkeeper Samba, who left Nottingham Forest , also showed good strength. In the 17 games that have ended, he helped the team complete 8 clean sheets.
Moreover, the team also has the advantage of not having to be distracted by European competitions. Paris needs to play in the Champions League 1/8 finals in February and March this year, and their opponents are Bayern Munich . This is good news for Lens. In addition, Lens has not been greatly affected by the World Cup, and Openda and other main players can still maintain vitality in the league.
However, the physical condition of Messi, Neymar and Ashraf of Paris may not be able to recover well. If PSG is distracted for one or two games in the following games, then maybe Lens will be like Monaco or Lille in the past and achieve a counterattack to win the championship and win the second top league championship in team history.
It is worth noting that the 1-3 loss to Lens was also the first defeat of Paris in the new season. This season, Paris has played 24 games in the French Super Cup, French Ligue 1 and Champions League, with a record of 19 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. This bitter fruit of failure is believed to be deeply remembered by many soldiers in Paris.
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