Ligue 1: Lens Edge Out Reims 2-1 to Mount Title Pressure on Leaders PSG

Lens beat Reims 2-1 (Twitter)

Lens beat Reims 2-1 (Twitter)

After trailing to a Florian Balogun spot kick, Lens struck again via Polish midfielder Przemyslaw Frankowski and captain Seko Fofana to clinch a 2-1 win over Reims because the second positioned Lens moved to inside 3 factors of desk toppers PSG

Lens closed to inside three factors of Paris Saint-Germain within the Ligue 1 title race on Friday with a 2-1 win over Reims.

In entrance of a packed home, Lens additionally consolidated hopes of qualifying immediately for the Champions League forward of third-placed Marseille, who they leap-frogged with one other 2-1 win final week.

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PSG have 78 factors forward of a house conflict with struggling Ajaccio on Saturday.

Lens, who’ve performed a recreation extra, have 75 factors and Marseille have 70 earlier than taking up relegated Angers on Sunday.

Reduced to 10 males within the nineteenth minute for a straight purple when defender Kevin Danso pushed Folarin Balogun, the striker picked himself as much as take the following penalty and make it 1-0 for the guests.

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Lens struck again via Polish midfielder Przemyslaw Frankowski who has not missed a penalty all season and who made no mistake with a spot-kick within the thirty ninth minute.

Lens captain Seko Fofana of Ivory Coast then delivered the winner, beating two defenders with a mazy run earlier than scoring from 25 yards within the 54th minute.

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