p>RC Lens are the new leaders of the Ligue 1 table after a crucial away victory over Angers, inspired by a decisive brace from Florian Thauvin. The French forward struck first on the brink of half-time and added his second in the 74th minute, giving Lens full control of the match.

Angers managed to respond through Harouna, but their lone goal wasn’t enough to stop a determined Lens side from securing a 2–1 win — one that sends them to the summit of the French top flight.

As a result, Paris Saint-Germain drop to second place, now trailing the new leaders by a single point.

2025-26, France - Ligue 1

Angers - Lens 1:2 (0:1)
Goals: Thauvin, 45 (0:1); Thauvin, 74 (0:2); Harouna, 76 (1:2)

Angers: Zinga; Arcus (Harouna, 65); Ekomie (Hanin F., 71); Camara O.; Lefort; Mouton (Peter Pr., 64); Sbaï; Belkdim (Courcoul, 71); Belkebla; Abdelli (Rao-Lisoa Lillian, 58); Cherif S.
Substitution: Rao-Lisoa Lillian (from 58); Peter Pr. (from 64); Harouna (from 65); Courcoul (from 71); Hanin F. (from 71)
Bench: Pona; Louër; Bamba A.; Capelle
Yellow Cards: Belkebla 89

Lens: Risser; Aguilar (Abdulhamid, 78); Baidoo S.; Udol (Machado D., 90); Sarr Mal.; Ganiou; Thomasson; Sangaré; Thauvin; Édouard O. (Sima A., 78); Saïd W. (Sotoca, 70)
Substitution: Sotoca (from 70); Abdulhamid (from 78); Sima A. (from 78); Machado D. (from 90)
Bench: Gurtner; Bulatović; Ojediran; Bermont; Fofana R-n
Yellow Cards: Aguilar 48