Overview
- RC Lens overturned a 2-1 deficit to beat Slavia Prague 3-2 in stoppage time after Florian Thauvin equalised in the 90+1 minute and Ruben Aguilar scored the winner in the 90+3 minute.
- The match in Prague on Thursday featured an early second-half red card for Slavia’s Mikulas Konecny that left Lens with a long numerical advantage they only converted late in the game.
- Sixteen-year-old Mezian Mesloub produced a decisive performance on his Champions League debut by providing the assist for Thauvin’s equaliser and becoming one of the youngest players ever to record a C1 assist according to Opta.
- In Ligue 1 on Friday, Rennes beat Marseille 1-0 with Adrien Thomasson’s 52nd-minute goal, a result that put Rennes top of the table provisionally and handed Marseille a third straight league defeat.
- Marseille’s run of poor results highlights squad depth concerns as the club prepares for a congested schedule that includes a Europa League trip to Besiktas and a home match against PSG.