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Nantes

5-8-20
Ugh, no.
Nantes lost to Lens
Nantes5-8-20 0 – 1 Lens21-4-7
FT · Fri, May 8

Match Details

Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens) · 37,824 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Lens 1, Nantes 0.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Lens 1, Nantes 0.
  • 90'+5'Offside, Lens. Mezian Soares is caught offside.
  • 90'+4'Handball by Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes).
  • 90'+2'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2'Delay in match because of an injury Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes).
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Anthony Lopes (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Youssif following a corner.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  • 89'Attempt missed. Malang Sarr (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 88'Matthieu Udol (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88'Foul by Mathieu Acapandié (Nantes).

Line Score

12T
NAN 00 0
RCL 01 1

Match Leaders

Nantes
Lens

League Table · 2026-27 French Ligue 1
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Monaco 5 4 1 0 +5 13
2 Lyon 5 3 2 0 +8 11
3 Paris FC 5 3 2 0 +5 11
4 Lille 5 3 1 1 +4 10
5 Rennes 5 3 1 1 -1 10
6 PSG 5 2 2 1 +1 8
7 Angers 5 2 1 2 +1 7
8 Strasbourg 5 2 1 2 0 7
9 Le Mans 5 1 3 1 0 6
10 Auxerre 5 2 0 3 -5 6
11 Brest 5 1 2 2 -1 5
12 Lorient 5 1 2 2 -1 5
13 Toulouse 5 1 2 2 -2 5
14 Nice 5 1 2 2 -3 5
15 Lens 5 1 1 3 0 4
16 Troyes 5 1 1 3 -7 4
17 Marseille 5 1 0 4 -1 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 0 2 3 -3 2
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Key Events

87'Substitution, Nantes. Dehmaine Tabibou replaces Frédéric Guilbert.
82'Substitution, Nantes. Youssef El-Arabi replaces Matthis Abline.
82'Substitution, Nantes. Louis Leroux replaces Mohamed Kaba.
82'Substitution, Nantes. Mostafa Mohamed replaces Ignatius Ganago.
79'Goal! Lens 1, Nantes 0. Mezian Soares (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrija Bulatovic.
79'Substitution, Lens. Mezian Soares replaces Abdallah Sima.
79'Substitution, Lens. Anthony Bermont replaces Wesley Saïd.
75'Ali Youssif (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'Substitution, Nantes. Ali Youssif replaces Uros Radakovic because of an injury.
65'Substitution, Lens. Fodé Sylla replaces Amadou Haidara.
59'Substitution, Lens. Ruben Aguilar replaces Odsonne Édouard.
45'Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Rayan Fofana.
36'Andrija Bulatovic (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15'Abdallah Sima (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

NantesLens
General
36.5 Possession % 63.5
15 Shots 14
3 On Target 5
0 Offsides 4
3 Corners 8
15 Fouls 15
Passing & Defense
182 Passes Completed 380
6 Crosses Won 6
6 Tackles Won 10
16 Interceptions 7
21 Clearances 31
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 3

Recent Form

Lens L W W D D
Nantes D D L L W

Starting Lineups

Lens3-4-2-1
40 Risser
25 Ganiou 6 Baidoo 20 Sarr
19 Sima 5 Bulatovic A 21 Haidara 14 Udol
38 Fofana 11 Édouard
22 Saïd
10 Abline 37 Ganago
24 Guilbert 8 Lepenant 21 Kaba 22 Acapandié
28 Sissoko
3 Cozza 26 Radakovic 6 Awaziem
1 Lopes
Nantes3-1-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Lens

  1. RR #40 Robin RisserG
  2. SB #6 Samson BaidooCD
  3. MS #20 Malang SarrCD-L
  4. PG #25 Pierre GaniouCD-R
  5. AH #21 Amadou HaidaraCM-L
  6. AB #5 Andrija BulatovicCM-R
  7. MU #14 Matthieu UdolLM
  8. AS #19 Abdallah SimaRM
  9. OÉ #11 Odsonne ÉdouardF
  10. WS #22 Wesley SaïdCF-L
  11. RF #38 Rayan FofanaCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Nantes

  1. AL #1 Anthony LopesG
  2. UR #26 Uros RadakovicCD
  3. NC #3 Nicolas CozzaCD-L
  4. CA #6 Chidozie AwaziemCD-R
  5. IS #28 Ibrahima SissokoSW
  6. JL #8 Johann LepenantCM-L
  7. MK #21 Mohamed KabaCM-R
  8. FG #24 Frédéric GuilbertLM
  9. MA #22 Mathieu AcapandiéRM
  10. MA #10 Matthis AblineCF-L
  11. IG #37 Ignatius GanagoCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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News

With ‘incompetence at every level’, Nantes are staring down the barrel at relegation
· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
PSG’s win against Nantes gives them a four-point lead on Lens, but now have a gruelling schedule to play through By Get French Football News “The title is still in play. Lens aren’t giving up,” warned Paris…
European football: Lamine Yamal’s Barcelona season over but he should be fit for World Cup
· The Guardian
Forward injured left hamstring against Celta Vigo PSG stay in Ligue 1 title hunt with victory over Nantes Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of Barcelona’s season with a hamstring injury but is expected to be available for…
Court dismisses Cardiff’s £106m claim against Nantes over Emiliano Sala’s death
· The Guardian
French court rules against club in damages claim Sala died in 2019 plane crash on way to Wales A commercial court in France has dismissed Cardiff’s claim for more than £100m compensation after the death of Emiliano…
Saudi clubs have a new strategy: buy up France’s best young footballers
· The Guardian
Ligue 1 clubs such as Monaco, Rennes, Nantes and Reims need the money – and Saudi Pro clubs are willing buyers By Get French Football News Signing Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kanté brought eyes…

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