Lens rallies past Troyes 3‑1 behind Edouard, Aguilar and Thauvin

TROYES, France (Interstat) — Odsonne Edouard, Ruben Aguilar and Florian Thauvin sparked Lens (Fra) to a 3-1 victory at Troyes on Saturday at Stade de l’Aube. Timothee Nkada put Troyes ahead in the 26th minute, finishing his chance before being substituted in the 60th. Edouard leveled in first-half stoppage time, and Aguilar scored in the 55th. Thauvin provided both assists. Edouard played 67 minutes, Aguilar 72 and Thauvin 67. Yellow cards went to Troyes’ Diaz Jr. and Ripart and Lens’ Baidoo and Haidara in a busy second half. Lens improved to 2-0 in the competition and 3-1 across all competitions. Troyes fell to 1-3-1 in the competition and 1-3-2 overall. Lens had previously beaten Lyon and St. Liege and lost to Sporting CP this season, while Troyes had drawn with Racing Club de Lens and Dijon before this result. The result kept Lens unbeaten in this competition.