Lens falter in title race after draw at Nice, Marseille roll
Second-placed Lens were held to a 0-0 draw at mid-table Nice on Thursday as they failed to keep pace with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
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KO
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Kickoff
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45+1
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Wesley Saïd Yellow Card
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HT
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First Half ends, Nice 0, Lens 0.
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57
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On: Loïs Openda|Off: Jean Onana
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60
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Deiver Machado Yellow Card
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64
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On: Massadio Haidara|Off: Facundo Medina
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64
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On: Remy Labeau Lascary|Off: Wesley Saïd
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71
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On: Sofiane Diop|Off: Ross Barkley
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78
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Jonathan Gradit Yellow Card
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78
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Sofiane Diop Yellow Card
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78
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Nicolas Pépé Yellow Card
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81
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On: Andy Delort|Off: Gaëtan Laborde
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88
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On: Julien Le Cardinal|Off: Deiver Machado
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90
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On: Mario Lemina|Off: Kephren Thuram
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FT
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End Regular Time
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Nice
NICE
Lens
RCL
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3-4-3
- Schmeichel
- Rosario
- Dante
- Todibo
- Bard
- ThuramOn: Mario Lemina | Off: Kephren Thuram
- Boudaoui
- Lotomba
- BarkleyOn: Sofiane Diop | Off: Ross Barkley
- LabordeOn: Andy Delort | Off: Gaëtan Laborde
- Pépé
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Saves
2
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4
Dante
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
90'
99
Mario Lemina
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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26
Melvin Bard
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
81'
7
Andy Delort
Goals
0
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11
Ross Barkley
Goals
0
71'
10
Sofiane Diop
78'
Goals
0
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29
Nicolas Pépé
78'
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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15
Joe Bryan
Goals
0
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18
Rares Ilie
Goals
0
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Saves
0
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Goals
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Goals
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Game Information
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VENUE: Allianz Riviera
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,
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Nice, France
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ATTENDANCE: 24,672
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REFEREE: Benoit Millot
Match Commentary
| - | Match ends, Nice 0, Lens 0. | |
| 90'+4' | Second Half ends, Nice 0, Lens 0. | |
| 90'+4' | Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
Match Stats
Possession
41%
59%
Shots (on Goal)
9 (5)
10 (2)
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| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
Data is currently unavailable.
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
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| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 19 | +34 | 47 |
| 2 | Lens | 19 | +19 | 44 |
| 3 | Marseille | 19 | +23 | 42 |
| 4 | AS Monaco | 19 | +16 | 37 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais | 19 | +16 | 37 |
| 6 | Lille | 19 | +10 | 34 |
| 7 | Lorient | 19 | +2 | 32 |
| 8 | Clermont Foot | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Lyon | 19 | +5 | 25 |
| 10 | Nice | 19 | +2 | 25 |
| 11 | Stade de Reims | 19 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Nantes | 19 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Troyes | 19 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 19 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 19 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Brest | 19 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | AC Ajaccio | 19 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | AJ Auxerre | 19 | -25 | 13 |
| 20 | Angers | 19 | -24 | 8 |
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