This one feels good. The Racing Club de Lens returns to success after Marseille's disillusionment thanks to a tactically controlled game. Adrien Thomasson opened the scoring in the first half, before M'Bala Nzola made the break on the hour mark. It was the fifth victory of the season for the Sang et Or, now with 20 points on the clock.
Spontaneity rediscovered
We keep repeating it. The concern of this Racing this season is efficiency. Multiple factors come into play to explain this lack of realism, but Lens has adjusted the focus by perhaps asking fewer questions in front of goal, like Adrien Thomasson's opening score in the 23rd minute . When the ball lands at the entrance to the penalty area, the artesian midfielder perfectly measures his control of the chest before unleashing a volley full of character. The leather is lodged in the small opposite net and here the Artesians are in front on the scoreboard.
Almost invisible in the first half hour, the locals found color in the last fifteen minutes with interesting situations, but which did not endanger Brice Samba. The unprecedented Artesian defensive animation with a line of four Medina-Danso-Khusanov-Frankowski poses problems and allows the Sang et Or to keep this goal in advance at the break.
Breath of oxygen before an affordable calendar
In mastery of their subject, the Lensois continue their domination but still fail in the last gesture with two face-to-face missed by Labeau-Lascary then Nzola. Fortunately, the latter kept the best. A few moments after missing the inevitable, the Angolan international made the break for the Northerners with a left shot after an effective oriented control. Diouf can't do anything. Nzola signs this, his third achievement of the season.
Ito will also move on from his failed face-to-face with Samba. Little used this evening, the number 2 goalkeeper of the French Team was decisive in hot moments, like his defense.
Racing perhaps took less risks in the game this evening, but were surely more intelligent to keep their clean sheet while continuing to be dangerous offensively. A good balance which gives great success in Champagne, the fifth of the season. And above all a sixth clean sheet in thirteen matches. The “ch'tis loups” leave Reims satisfied before tackling a rather affordable schedule next Sunday against the red lantern Montpellier (3 p.m.). Auxerre, Toulouse and Le Havre will follow.
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