Ligue 1: Lens 3-3 Brest - Three-Goal Second-Half Fightback Earns Point

Lens Storm back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Brest  

Lens trailed 3-0 at halftime but goals from Thauvin, Sima, and Saint-Maximin secured a 3-3 draw at Brest. The result extends Brest’s winless run and keeps Lens’ Ligue 1 title hopes alive.

Lens Mount stunning three-goal comeback to snatch draw against Brest in Ligue 1. Pierre Sage’s side remain three points behind PSG despite playing a game more...

RC Lens produced a stunning second-half comeback from three goals down to earn a 3-3 draw at Stade Brestois, extending the Pirates’ winless run to five games (D2, L3).

Fresh off booking a Coupe de France final spot Tuesday, Lens knew they needed another strong performance in Brest to keep their Ligue 1 title hopes alive.

Abdallah Sima missed an early chance for the visitors, and Pierre Sage’s side were punished in the seventh minute when Daouda Guindo drilled a superb 25-yard strike into the bottom corner for his first goal of the season.

  

Lens had won 14 of their last 15 league matches against bottom-half sides this season and pushed for a quick response, with Adrien Thomasson firing wide from the edge of the box.

But the hosts doubled their lead before the half-hour. Guindo turned provider this time, delivering a perfect cross for Lucas Tousart to head home a rare goal.

 

Sima missed another big chance for Les Sang et Or, failing to convert a close-range header. Grateful for the reprieve, Brest added a third on the stroke of halftime.

Ludovic Ajorque picked out Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe on the edge of the box, and the Eintracht Frankfurt loanee swept a clinical finish past Robin Risser to give the Pirates a commanding advantage.

Shell-shocked by his side’s first-half display, Sage made four changes early in the second half, including bringing on Florian Thauvin.

The Frenchman made an immediate impact, capitalizing on a Soumaïla Coulibaly mistake to fire home emphatically.

Lifted by that lifeline, Lens scored a second four minutes later. Saud Abdulhamid’s cross was expertly volleyed home by Sima to set up a fascinating final 25 minutes.

Les Sang et Or kept numbers forward chasing an unlikely equalizer. Grégoire Coudert stood firm in the Brest goal to deny Mamadou Sangaré, while Allan Saint-Maximin and Odsonne Edouard both struck the woodwork.

🏁 Quel caractère ! Mené de trois buts à la pause par un adversaire clinique, le Racing a tout donné en seconde période pour recoller dans le temps additionnel et aurait même mérité de l'emporter. Il repart de Bretagne avec un nul frustrant.@SB29 3⃣-3⃣ RC Lens#SB29RCL pic.twitter.com/tLPA89hjHH

— Racing Club de Lens (@RCLens) April 24, 2026

Despite the missed chances, an equalizer finally came in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Saint-Maximin collected Sangaré’s pass and curled a terrific effort into the far corner to snatch a dramatic point at the death.

The draw keeps Sage’s side within three points of leaders PSG, though they’ve played a game more.