Ligue 1 / 5th day: 3rd defeat in a row for Lens, surprised by Metz (0-1)

Clearly, the Racing Club de Lens cannot do it. The Sang et Or lost to a promoted side, FC Metz, at home (0-1) because of a goal from Swedish winger Joel Asoro. The one and only dangerous opportunity in Metz faced with the artesian waves, which did not stop breaking against the goal of an imperial Alexis Oukidja. Too messy and predictable offensively, like the young Elye Wahi, Franck Haise’s players conceded a fourth defeat in five championship matches. Lens is in crisis before launching its Champions League campaign on Wednesday in Seville (9 p.m.).

A perfect heist: an opportunity for a goal. FC Metz can thank its lucky stars or the imprecision of Lens. Because at the Stade Bollaert, the Lorraines suffered, suffered a lot, without breaking. From the first seconds, the Artesians wanted to erase their bad start to the season marked by slaps against PSG (3-1) and Monaco (3-0). The recruits stood out, and not those we expected.

The young 19-year-old Uzbek central defender Abdukodir Khusanov tried twice, from afar. Two strikes well stopped by Alexandre Oukidja (3rd and 15th), who was preparing to experience an eventful evening. The Grenats did not see the light of day, Elye Wahi with a cross strike (17th) then Adrien Thomasson with a madjer, saw their attempt blocked by the goalkeeper or a defender.

It only took one to shift fear from one camp to another. Two short minutes of absence which cost dearly to Lensois who were never worried. But success is not on the side of the Sang et Or at the start of the season and as a symbol, on a great collective action from the Garnets, punctuated by a cross from captain Matthieu Udol, the young Swedish winger Joel Asoro showed himself more pugnacious than his counterpart to catapult the ball into the cages of Brice Samba, disoriented (37th). Cold snap at the Stade Bollaert, just before the break, Elye Wahi had the equalizing ball but his shot found the gloves of Oukidja (45th).

No respite after the break. Lens attacked, Metz defended well. 31 Lensois shots in total, only 2 for Lazlo Bölöni’s players. Wahi, looking for his first goal with his new team, thought he had put his team back in the match, but his goal was logically refused for offside (66th). The entrants tried everything: Faitout Maouassa, for his first, asked for Oukidja (79th). Andy Diouf (84th) then Florian Sotoca (90th + 3) came up against the Algerian international, author of eight saves. Lens remains at the dock, in the depths of the ranking, before starting, with little lessons, its Champions League campaign, Wednesday (9 p.m.), on the field of Seville.