Lens Keep Title Race Alive and Relegate Nantes Thanks to Teen Debutant ...
The 16-year-old scored with his first touch to secure Champions League qualification for Lens and relegate Nantes after 13 straight top-flight seasons.
- On Friday, 16-year-old debutant Mezian Mesloub scored with his first touch to earn Lens a 1-0 victory over Nantes, guaranteeing Champions League football and keeping Lens' Ligue 1 title hopes alive.
- The defeat relegates Nantes to Ligue 2 after 13 successive seasons in the top flight, as the eight-time French champion joins Metz in the second tier finishing second from bottom with 23 points.
- With injuries hitting the squad, Lens manager Pierre Sage called Mesloub up to the senior team for the first time, and the youngster netted the winner with 11 minutes remaining as his father, former Algerian international Walid Mesloub, watched from the stands.
- PSG cannot clinch their 14th league title when they host Brest on Sunday, as Lens now sits three points behind and will host the leaders on Wednesday before the season finale.
- Despite struggling to create clear-cut chances early, the game opened up after the break, though Nantes missed a critical opportunity when Matthis Abline blasted a shot off the post with teammate Ignatius Ganago waiting unmarked.
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It took Mezian Mesloub 11 seconds to score his first goal in Ligue 1. This was an achievement that even enabled his club to qualify for the Champions League during the Lens victory against Nantes (1-0).
Historical club of French football with eight titles of champion, Nantes descends for the third time in the 21st century in second division. Battus in Lens (1-0) this Friday, May 8, the Canaris leave the elite after thirteen seasons spent in League 1. Abattus, angry, the supporters denounce the management of President Waldemar Kita and fear a long purgatory.
Mezian Mesloub only needs 5 seconds for his goal premiere in Ligue 1.
Samson Baidoo can still dream of winning the French football championship. The ÖFB team player cheered on Friday in the dress of RC Lens for the start of the 33rd Ligue 1 round in the home match against the FC Nantes over a 1-0 success. As a result, the second-ranking team came up with three points to lead Paris St. Germain. The Champions-League-Finalist only competes at home on Saturday against Stade Brest. Afterwards, two games are on the prog…
Thanks to a 1-0 victory over FC Nantes on Friday evening, RC Lens still theoretically stands a chance of winning the French league title. In Lens, 16-year-old Mezian Soares scored the only goal in the 79th minute.
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