Lens close in on Champions League spot with Lorient win

Ligue 1: Lens Stage Comeback Win at Lorient to Close in on UCL Berth

Lorient's Romain Faivre opened the scoring on the night, but Lens hit back through strikes from Florian Sotoca, Adrien Thomasson and Seko Fofana to seal a 3-1 win on the road and take a 5 point lead over third placed Marseille

RC Lens won its match in Brittany on Sunday (3-1). This victory allows Les Sang et Or, still second behind PSG, to take the lead over Olympique de Marseille, defeated in Lille on Saturday (1-2).

Soccer-Lens close in on Champions League spot with Lorient win

(Reuters) -RC Lens took a huge step towards securing an automatic spot in the Champions League group stage when they claimed a 3-1 comeback win at Lorient in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Florian Sotoca, Adrien Thomasson and Seko Fofana struck after Romain Faivre's opener for Lorient as second-placed Lens, on 78 points, opened a five-point lead over third-placed Olympique de Marseille with two games left this season. Lens's victory also delayed Paris St Ge…

Thanks to their victory in Lorient (1-3), RC Lens now has a five point lead over OM, with two days to go.

Lens close in on Champions League spot with Lorient win

:RC Lens took a huge step towards securing an automatic spot in the Champions League group stage when they claimed a 3-1 comeback win at Lorient in Ligue 1 on Sunday.Florian Sotoca, Adrien Thomasson and Seko Fofana struck after Romain Faivre's opener for Lorient as second-placed Lens, on 78 points, opened a f

Quickly leading the way, Lens knocked down Lorient (1-3) on Sunday in Ligue 1, and postponed the expected victory of PSG. The day after OM's misstep in Lille (1-2), the Sang et Or are only two points away from directly qualifying in the Champions League.