Champions League: Lens steals a 2-1 win against Sevilla 2-1
LENS. Lens conquered Sevilla to win 2-1. A goal from A. Fulgini was decisive in the 90min.
LENS. Lens beat Sevilla to win 2-1. A goal from A. Fulgini was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Lens to strike first with a penalty of Przemyslaw Frankowski at the 63′. Then it was a penalty in the 79′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Angelo Fulgini gave the win to Lens in the 90′ minute with a goal. Sevilla was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer assisted by Stefan Lupp and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Sven Jablonski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.69 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Sevilla was in firm control of the ball 66% while Lens was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Sevilla was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Lens was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Lens shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sevilla shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Lens received 4 yellow cards (Kevin Danso, Angelo Fulgini, Facundo Medina and Neil El Aynaoui). Talking about the opposition, Sevilla received 4 yellow cards (Rafa Mir, Sergio Ramos, Kike Salas and Boubakary Soumaré).
After playing this match, Lens will have 5 points to stay in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Sevilla will stay with 2 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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24'24'
Neil El Aynaoui
Nampalys Mendy
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37'37'
Neil El Aynaoui
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61'61'
Boubakary Soumaré
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63'63'
Przemyslaw Frankowski (Penalty)
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65'65'
Kike Salas
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70'70'
Rafa Mir
Óliver Torres
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72'72'
Angelo Fulgini
David da Costa
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72'72'
Morgan Guilavogui
Elye Wahi
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75'75'
Facundo Medina
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78'78'
Sergio Ramos
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79'79'
Sergio Ramos (Penalty)
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80'80'
Sergio Ramos
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85'85'
Angelo Fulgini
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90'90'
Rafa Mir
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90'90'
Angelo Fulgini
Florian Sotoca
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90'90'
Abdukodir Khusanov
Jonathan Gradit
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90'90'
Kevin Danso
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Lens: Formation and Lineups
Lens adopted the 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
The manager Franck Haise chose to play with the following team: Brice Samba , Jonathan Gradit , Kevin Danso , Facundo Medina , Ruben Aguilar , Florian Sotoca , Nampalys Mendy , Salis Abdul Samed , Przemysław Frankowski , David Perreira da Costa and Elye Wahi .
Lens could not rely on the presence of Neil El Aynaoui (injured).
Substitutes
Lens made only 1 change substituting Nampalys Mendy for Neil El Aynaoui (24′).
Top player: Przemysław Frankowski
Probably the most impressive player in Lens was Przemysław Frankowski.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
Sevilla: Formation and Lineups
Also Sevilla adopted the 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
Regarding the opposition, Diego Martín Alonso López played with: Marko Dmitrović , Nemanja Gudelj , Sergio Ramos , Kike Salas , Juanlu Sánchez , Djibril Sow , Boubakary Soumaré , Ivan Rakitić , Adrià Pedrosa , Óliver Torres and Youssef En-Nesyri .
Substitutes
Sevilla made only 1 change substituting Óliver Torres for Rafa Mir (70′).
Top player: Ivan Rakitić
The player who no doubt impressed Sevilla the most was Ivan Rakitić.
His rating is with 61 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jordan Ranan
In August of 2022, I joined LOOTRS. An editor and feature writer who focuses on London clubs in particular. Sixth largest fan in Gosport Borough.
