English:
Lens Edges Out Rennes in Tight Match at Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens secured a 1-0 victory over Rennes in a thrilling encounter at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on March 15th, 2025. The Ligue 1 match, part of round 26, saw Rennes control possession (54%), yet Lens emerged victorious thanks to Wesley Said’s 47th-minute goal, assisted by Naïm El Aynaoui. The game was a hard-fought battle, featuring 31 fouls (17 by Lens and 14 by Rennes) and a yellow card for each side (Adrien Matusiwa of Rennes and Naïm El Aynaoui of Lens). Although Rennes had more shots (12 to Lens’ 9), Lens proved more clinical, registering 4 shots on target, converting one. Rennes’ possession advantage failed to translate into goals, while Lens demonstrated greater efficiency in front of goal.
Substitutions lens: at minute 46 M. Nzola came in and J. Agbonifo went out., at minute 66 A. Thomasson came in and N. Mendy went out., at minute 87 A. Diouf came in and W. Said went out., at minute 88 M. Sarr came in and J. Gradit went out.
Substitutions rennes: at minute 62 I. Kone came in and J. James went out., at minute 70 K. Furuhashi came in and A. Kalimuendo went out., at minute 89 K. Olaigbe came in and A. Matusiwa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Lens
Rennes
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