Lyon 1, Lens (Fra) 2

LENS, France (Interstat) — Lens beat visiting Lyon 2-1 on Friday, using Florian Sotoca’s 36th-minute goal and Florian Thauvin’s two assists before Matthieu Udol scored in the 77th minute and was sent off in the 84th. Khalis Merah scored a late goal for Lyon in the 85th minute, cutting the lead to 2-1. Abner Vinicius was booked for Lyon in the 23rd minute, and Jonathan Gradit was booked for Lens in the 50th. Udol’s red card came one minute before Merah’s goal. Sotoca was substituted in the 69th minute, while Thauvin provided both assists. Lyon’s record in this competition is… Read more...