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Lens wins again at home for the big 8

Eight home games this season and eight wins.

Lens is indisputably the best team at home in Ligue 1. The Pas-de-Calaisiens equal the record of consecutive victories at home in the championship (with PSG in 2017/2018 and 2018/2019).

Yet trailing after Salis Abdul Samed's own goal (39th, 0-1), Franck Haise's men turned the situation around in the second half thanks to goals from Wesley Saïd (60th, 1-1) and Seko Fofana (68th, 2-1).

Seko Fofana, sir 2022

Congratulations to Lens for having managed to keep this player in Ligue 1. Seko Fofana was absolutely everywhere this Saturday on the pitch, offensively or defensively.

Very generous, the captain of RC Lens was logically rewarded with a goal on a very good sequence control left foot hits right foot between the legs of the goalkeeper (68th, 2-1).

Frankowski and Sotoca animate on the right

There is a real chemistry between these two on the Lensois right side.

Frankowski delivered countless dangerous crosses into the Clermont area.

Sotoca was invaluable to him in his travels and his calls.

Moreover, the two goals come from their side, with first of all a decisive pass from Sotoca for Saïd (60th, 1-1) then the superb withdrawal from Frankowski for the center of Jonathan Gradit on Fofana (68th, 2-1).

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Clermont bows away

If Lens wins at home, Clermont loses away.

The Auvergnats remained on 4 trips without defeat, their record in the elite.

Despite the opener, it was difficult to keep the score against this Lens team.

Especially since the Clermontois suffered a lot in the second half, with a single strike in the last 45 minutes.

David da Costa shy

Lens performed very well, but the Portuguese was certainly the least visible player in the game.

Usually very available, able to make the difference technically, da Costa was less restless than his attacking teammates.

Nothing alarming, the young 21-year-old player will be able to take advantage of the World Cup break to come back in a better light.