Lorient stun second placed Lens with 2-1 win in Ligue 1

2026-03-14 - 21:44

Second-placed Lens missed the opportunity to go top of the Ligue 1 table when they slipped ​to a disappointing 2-1 defeat at Lorient ‌on Saturday as Aiyegun Tosin netted the winner for the hosts midway through the second half. Lens stay on 56 points ​from 26 games, one point behind leaders ​Paris St Germain, who have played a game ⁠fewer and are not in action this weekend ​as they face Chelsea in the second leg of ​their Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday. Lorient climb two places to eighth with 37 points from 26 games as they ​took the lead through Bamba Dieng, only for ​Lens to equalise via Odsonne Edouard. The hosts were in front ‌on ⁠18 minutes when Dieng turned the ball in from a rebound to score his seventh goal of the Ligue 1 season and fourth in as many ​games. They held that ​advantage until ⁠halftime, but Lens equalised early in the second period as Edouard took a ​good pass from Mamadou Sangare in the ​box ⁠and finished low into the net. Lorient regained the lead on 65 minutes with their first shot in the ⁠second ​half as Tosin made space ​for the strike after a pass from Arsene Kouassi and provided a ​clinical finish.