Nantes hangs Lens on Bollaert at the break

It's a first period marked by penalties. This Saturday, Lens faces Nantes for the 11th day of the Ligue 1 championship. Two teams who desperately need to reassure themselves and win. On the Sang et Or side, Will Still's players have two consecutive defeats (against Lille and Paris). But the results of their opponent of the day, FC Nantes, are not encouraging either. The Canaries also have two defeats (against Strasbourg and Marseille). Nantes' last victory in the championship dates back to August 31 (1-3 against Montpellier). Both teams are therefore keen to win this Saturday evening. After a first period marked by very few clear chances, it was ultimately the penalties which allowed the score to evolve. In the 21st minute of play, Lens opened the scoring thanks to their Pole Frankowski, who scored his second goal in the league. But the locals in turn conceded a penalty in the 36th minute, converted by Moses Simon for his third goal of the season. At the break, Lens and Nantes finally returned to the locker room with a score of 1-1. Also note that the match was interrupted in the 11th minute due to tennis balls being thrown onto the pitch. Lensois supporters expressed their dissatisfaction with the Professional Football League by deploying a banner: “Your management enrages the stands. Thank you LFP”. The stadium announcer then indicated that “in the event of another interruption, the match would be definitively stopped.”