Monaco Go Top of Ligue 1 as Woes Continue for Lens
Paris Brunner scored his sixth goal of the season as Monaco won their fourth straight league match and moved three points clear.
- On Friday, Monaco continued their winning start to the Ligue season with a 2-1 victory over Lens, moving three points clear at the top of the standings.
- Lens's recent defeat followed a turbulent week after the club fired coach Dino Toppmoller on Tuesday and replaced him with Yannick Cahuzac, an appointment that has proved controversial.
- Striker Paris Brunner put Monaco ahead in the 32nd minute, but defender Matthieu Udol equalized for Lens 12 minutes into the second half; late pressure forced an own goal from Jonathan Gradit six minutes from time.
- With this result, Monaco sits three points clear at the top of the standings, while Lens remains in 10th place with four points.
- American international Folarin Balogun returned as a late substitute for Monaco on Friday, marking his first appearance since the World Cup in July after a proposed transfer to the Premier League fell through.
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