Ligue 1: Lens come from behind to beat Paris FC, Skóraś on as sub, Nawrocki out

RC Lens beat Paris FC 2-1 in Saturday's round 8 match of the French Ligue 1 (24 October 2026). The hosts conceded just before half-time but turned the game around in the second half.

How the match unfolded

Paris FC took the lead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time. Luca Koleosho struck hard from the edge of the box to open the scoring.

Lens responded in the 63rd minute. Florian Thauvin beat several opponents outside the box and surprised the visitors' goalkeeper with a long-range shot. Exactly 20 minutes later the hosts went ahead. Thauvin crossed to Thorgan Hazard, who controlled the ball in the box and shot straight into the net.

Scorers:

• 0-1 – Luca Koleosho (45+2 min),
• 1-1 – Florian Thauvin (63 min),
• 2-1 – Thorgan Hazard (83 min).

Poles at Lens

Michał Skóraś came on for the last five minutes and was shown a yellow card. Maik Nawrocki, who is struggling with a serious injury, was not in the hosts' matchday squad.

With the win, Lens moved up to sixth place in the Ligue 1 table.

Another result from the round

In Friday's opening match of the same round, OGC Nice beat Stade Brestois 29 2-1 away. Brest led through Ludovic Ajorque in the 15th minute, but Elye Wahi (61st min) and Sofiane Diop (83rd min) turned the game around. Just before the end, Nice goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf saved a penalty taken by Kenny Lala, which preserved the visitors' win.