This Saturday, RC Lens (2nd) traveled to the Stade du Moustoir to face Lorient (10th) in Matchday 26 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season. This was an opportunity for Lens to overtake Paris Saint-Germain (1st), whose match against Nantes had been postponed to the week of Wednesday, April 22nd, to allow them to rest between their Champions League Round of 16 match against Chelsea. However, Lens failed to capitalize on this opportunity.
Indeed, Lorient, a team enjoying a good run of form in recent weeks, made a big statement with a 2-1 victory that keeps them in contention for a potential European dream, should they maintain their winning streak. The match continues. This comes with a degree of luck: 6 shots to 17 (3 on target to 6), 39% possession, and 1 corner to 10 in favor of Lens. But that’s football; we’ve seen enough times that no one feels sorry for PSG when things don’t go their way despite their dominance.
Paris, moreover, retains first place in Ligue 1 despite having a game in hand, which is obviously a blow for Lens. Even though the latter, according to coach Pierre Sage, are focused on European qualification. On that front, they see Olympique de Marseille close the gap to 7 points thanks to their 1-0 victory against Auxerre last night. And the third-placed team could see Olympique Lyonnais draw level with them if they win at Le Havre on Sunday (5:15 pm).
