Ligue 1: Lens Secure Comfortable 3-0 Win Over Bottom-Struggling Metz
Lens beat Metz 3-0, moving within one point of leaders PSG in Ligue 1. Goals from Abdulhamid, Thauvin, and Haidara secure win for Lens vs Metz.
Lens win 3-0 vs Metz, closing gap on Ligue 1 leaders PSG...
After a Coupe de France win over Lyon, Lens snapped a two-game winless streak in Ligue 1, registering their second win in 11 meetings against Metz.
And though they started positively here, chances weren’t flowing until the 15-minute mark, when Jonathan Fischer produced a brilliant point-blank save to keep out former Metz wing-back Matthieu Udol’s header.
Abdallah Sima was at the heart of the action for the hosts, seeing an audacious bicycle kick sail harmlessly wide before his low effort at the end of a slick move deflected wide of the near post.
Captain Adrien Thomasson then blazed over on the volley, before Sima dragged a similar effort wide of the target from 10 yards after Metz had repeatedly failed to clear their lines.
The one-way traffic continued, making a Lens opener feel inevitable. Just two minutes after Odsonne Edouard had been denied by Fischer, their patience was rewarded on the stroke of half-time.
Thomasson's cross reached Sima via a deflection, and he superbly steered it to the back post, where Saud Abdulhamid was waiting to hammer home his first Ligue 1 strike of the season.
Metz had a desperate first half with just one shot, but things got worse in the second period. Just 17 seconds after restart, Lens scored again, putting the game beyond them.
Lens worked the ball well from kick-off down the right, with Thomasson laying off for Florian Thauvin to pick out the bottom corner and score his fourth goal in five matches.
More pain was on the way for the visitors, who conceded a third just six minutes later through half-time substitute Amadou Haidara, who slotted through Fischer’s legs after a classy one-two with Udol to net his first-ever Ligue 1 goal.
𝐋𝐞 𝒐𝒏𝒛𝒆 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐬 👏
— Racing Club de Lens (@RCLens) March 8, 2026
Dans un stade Bollaert-Delelis des plus festifs, le Racing a assuré le spectacle pour remporter une 11e victoire sur ses terres cette saison en @Ligue1, ainsi qu'un 18e succès en 25 journées ! 💪
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Metz offered very little in response, though came close to a late consolation when Alpha Toure’s effort trickled wide.
Lens had a comfortable win, securing a sixth clean sheet in eight home games. This puts them in a good position to close the gap on leaders PSG.
Metz, on the other hand, failed to score for the fifth time in six league games away from home. They're 11 points off safety with a 13-game winless run.
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