Lens lose again ahead of Champions League date
PARIS: Lens’s difficult start to the new season continued on Saturday as Mamadou Kone scored his first Ligue 1 goal to give Lorient a 1-0 win at last season’s runners-up.
Lens endured another difficult start to the new season, falling 1-0 to Lorient on Saturday. After selling key players and losing their coach over the summer, the team's new manager Dino Toppmoeller started well with a Champions Trophy victory over Paris Saint-Germain, followed by a 5-2 win for Lens against Auxerre. However, they suffered a loss to Strasbourg and now a second straight defeat.
Lens' only goal came in the 54th minute when Mamadou Kone capitalized on a loose ball. Ahead of their Champions League match against Slavia Prague on Thursday, Lens displayed little resilience against Lorient's aggressive style. Monaco topped Ligue 1 after edging PSG 2-1 on Friday, leaving the champions winless thus far. Lens had led the league for most of last season before finishing six points behind PSG and winning the French Cup.
In other results, Nice drew 1-1 at home to Le Mans, and Brest secured a 2-1 win over 10-man Le Havre, with Mali midfielder Kamory Doumbia scoring both goals.
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