In Strasbourg, Racing Club de Lens hoped to react after its defeat against Monaco. They return from Strasbourg with a draw (1-1), thanks to a good response after conceding the opening goal due to another defensive error.
Could RC Lens bounce back after their defeat against Monaco last weekend? The team faced an interesting test in Strasbourg. The Lensois come back with a good draw (1-1) as Mamadou Sangaré equalized around the hour mark. An equalizer that was logical for the Lens players who were trailing at halftime due to another defensive error.
RC Lens gifted their opponents the opening goal. A back pass to their goalkeeper poorly executed by defender Ismaël Boura, was intercepted by Joaquin Panichelli, the joint-top scorer of the championship, who lobbed Robin Risse (1-0, 18th minute). Another defensive error following those that cost them the victory against Monaco six days earlier.
If Lens had faltered after conceding a goal in the previous match, this time they managed to step up their game by taking eight shots on Strasbourg’s goal in the last ten minutes of the first half, although they failed to hit the target. The same scenario repeated in the first fifteen minutes of the second half with several good chances for Lens.
Dominant, Racing came back shortly after the hour mark. Mamadou Sangaré, with a magnificent left-footed volley, equalized following a corner cleared by the opposing defense (1-1, 62nd minute).
This entertaining and fast-paced match reached a frenzy when, less than five minutes after the equalizer, Strasbourg thought they had won a penalty after a tackle by Malang Sarr but the referee, Clément Turpin, overturned it with the help of video assistance (66th minute).
Lens leaves with a point from PSG, who will play this Saturday in Le Havre.
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