Troyes
LensRound of 16
Ripart 63'
Sima A. 50'
Bulatović 52'
Sima A. 58'
Troyes: 5. Adeline, 9. Ripart
Lens: 1. Risser - 2. Abdulhamid (Aguilar, 69), 3. Sarr Mal., 4. Ganiou, 6. Antonio K., 10. Udol - 8. Haidara A. (Sangaré, 46) - 5. Bulatović - 9. Sima A. (Saint-Maximin, 62) - 7. Sotoca (Saïd W., 62), 11. Fofana R-n (Masuaku, 81)
Substitution: Sangaré (from 46); Saïd W. (from 62); Saint-Maximin (from 62); Aguilar (from 69); Masuaku (from 81)
Bench: 16. Gorgelin - 18. Sylla - 14. Thomasson - 20. Édouard O.
Yellow Cards: Saïd W. 66; Saint-Maximin 79; Risser 86
Lens managed a late consolation goal, but it did little to alter the narrative of the evening
League leaders faced a stubborn test from AJ Auxerre
The northern French side have now been top of the table for more than a month and showed no signs of slowing down
As a result, Paris Saint-Germain drop to second place, now trailing the new leaders by a single point
The decisive moment came in the 67th minute when Georgian international Georges Mikautadze
RC Lens suffered a major setback in their pursuit of European qualification