Lens Gets Back In Race For Champions League Spots By Beating Strasbourg 3-1 – News18

LENS, France: Lens gained a 3rd straight sport to get again within the race for Champions League spots by beating Strasbourg 3-1 on Saturday to go stage on factors with fourth-place Lille within the French league.

Portuguese midfielder David Pereira da Costa scored his third objective in as many video games and made an help to assist Lens play catchup after a sluggish begin on this marketing campaign. Lens completed runner-up final season.

Pereira da Costa performed a one-two with Florian Sotoca within the sixteenth minute earlier than slicing the ball again for Elye Wahi, who opened the scoring with a faucet-in. That was simply the third league objective this season for Wahi, the membership’s report signing, who has struggled to adapt since leaving Montpellier final summer time.

Wahi returned the favor within the thirtieth by establishing Pereira da Costa, who doubled the lead with a primary-time effort.

Strasbourg left again Thomas Delaine capitalized on a goalmouth scramble to drag one again within the forty third.

Sotoca restored Lens’ two-objective lead with an acrobatic flick within the 58th after Abakar Sylla missed his clearance.

Lens goalkeeper Brice Samba preserved the win by saving a header from Emanuel Emegha within the sixtieth and an extended-vary strike from Dilane Bakwa within the 63rd. Strasbourg winger Marvin Senaya additionally hit the publish within the seventieth.

Midtable Strasbourg nonetheless hasn’t gained a league sport because the winter break.

Lens stayed in sixth place however moved 5 factors away from Marseille, which drew with Metz 1-1 on Friday.

Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain can lengthen its result in 11 factors with a win over Lille later Saturday.

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