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Lens Moves 1 Point Behind PSG in French Title Race After Beating Metz 3-0. Lyon Faces Paris FC
Lens capitalized on PSG's home loss to Monaco by winning 3-0 over Metz with key goals from Thauvin, Abdulhamid, and Haidara, narrowing the Ligue 1 gap to one point.
- On Sunday, Lens beat Metz 3-0 to move one point behind PSG in the Ligue 1 title race, as Abdulhamid, Thauvin, and Haidara scored.
- PSG's 3-1 home defeat to AS Monaco on Friday opened the door for Lens, which had reached the French Cup semifinals on Thursday by beating Lyon on penalties.
- Saud Abdulhamid opened the scoring with a powerful half-volley before halftime, teamed with Adrien Thomasson to set up Florian Thauvin, and Amadou Haidara completed the win in the 52nd after a one-two with Matthieu Udol.
- There are nine games left in Ligue 1 and Lens will host PSG on April 11, tightening the title race after PSG's loss to Monaco and Lens's win.
- Thauvin, back from a long spell out, is pushing for a World Cup spot as his Lens form helps him re-enter France's national team.
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Lens hosted bottom-placed Metz in the 25th round of the French league and won 3-0, moving them within a point of leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
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Lens moves 1 point behind PSG in French title race after beating Metz 3-0. Lyon faces Paris FC
Lens caps a fine week by beating Metz 3-0 to move one point behind Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain in a tense title race.
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The Sang et Or remained on two games without a championship victory before winning on Sunday against the Messins at Stade Bollaert-Dellelis. The Artesians thus revived the race for the title.
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The RCL calmly defeated the 18th of Ligue 1 (3-0) this Sunday to get closer to the PSG, defeated in Monaco on Friday.
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