Racing Lens and Olympique Lyonnais, who were second and fourth respectively in Ligue 1 last season, began the ​new French league campaign with wins on Saturday ‌that will boost their hopes in the ...

Olympique de Lyon, with four wins on the trot, were aiming to keep their streak alive and close in on those European spots, while trying to chip away at Lens, who are holding on to their European ...

Lyon dug deep to start the Ligue 1 season with a 1-0 win at Lens, ending a 10-year wait for an away H2H victory in the process. Having been sacked by Lyon in January, Lens boss Pierre Sage would have ...

Lens, who are in the Champions League opening phase, had a convincing 5-2 home win over 10-man Auxerre while Lyon, who have a playoff second-leg at home to Fenerbahce on Wednesday with the teams level ...

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Racing Lens and Olympique Lyonnais, who were second and fourth respectively in Ligue 1 last season, began the new French league campaign with wins on Saturday that will boost their ...