League 1: Lens ensures show and resumes second place

The racing did only bite from Troyes (4-0) opening the 13th day of the championship, Friday night. Dolphins of the PSG, the Lensois go back in front of Nice and Marseille who play Sunday.

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A first explosive period with three registered goals, four different scorers at the end of the debates, a party atmosphere and a second place as a reward: The Lens Racing Club has had an ideal evening by winning without shaking, Friday November 5, in his Bollaert-Deelis (4-0) antlegity in the opening match of the 13 e Ligue Day 1.

The new victim of the Blood and Gold is named Troyes, a promotent impotent in the face of the intensity of his guests and the offensive vulneys still as sharp, like a Jonathan Claus of big nights.

Not yet called by Didier Deschamps, coach of the team of France, the Lensois piston delivered an umpteenth high-volley service by distributing two assists for Kalimuendo (1-0, 14 e ) and Saïd (2-0, 29 e ), then scoring from the head just before the break (3-0, 36 e ). The score, wide, could have been more at this time of the Trojan Defense part at the abois.

“The Lensois have enormous qualities”, could only see Laurent Batlles, the trainer Troyen. “We made ten first minutes, with good shots to play. After the goal of Lens, it was very complicated,” he explained.

“We have almost any mastery”

The goals and the break have indeed not cooled the langers. And after the guard Trojan Gallon had stopped a free kick of Claus, the Polish Przemyslaw Frankowski continued the festival at the time of play (4-0). The score has no longer evolved despite the vagues that continued to overcome the rearguard of the protégés de Laurent Batlles, a last occasion signed Ganago.

“Tonight, on the collective level, we have almost all mastered. It’s a big one, certainly, lost in Lyon last week, but we know the match we have done. We are able to do full of very beautiful things, he added.

This third consecutive success at home temporarily replaces Lens at the second place of the championship (24 points) before Nice (23 pts) and Marseille (22 pts) which will host respectively Montpellier and Metz, Sunday.

The racing, more than ever sure of his strength, will be able to serenely cross the international truce, before the next deadlines, against Brest, Angers and Clermont. Adversaries playing a maintenance now very far from the daily life of a warm LENS in the head quartet. With views of the European Cup on the horizon.

/Media reports.