French Ligue 1

Lens vs AS Monaco, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 3': Odsonne Édouard
  • 56': Florian Thauvin
FT
2 - 3
AS Monaco
  • 62': Folarin Balogun
  • 70': Denis Zakaria
  • 72': Ansu Fati

About

Lens are hosting AS Monaco at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Lens 1, Monaco 0. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a headed pass.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Malang Sarr (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Philipp Köhn (Monaco).
  • 7': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Simon Adingra (Monaco).
  • 8': Foul by Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco).
  • 8': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 11': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
  • 12': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
  • 15': VAR Decision: No Penalty Lens.
  • 17': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
  • 17': Odsonne Édouard (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Risser (Lens).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Malang Sarr (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
  • 23': Caio Henrique (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Lens).
  • 23': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Lamine Camara (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Foul by Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens).
  • 25': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Krépin Diatta with a cross.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Substitution, Monaco. Aladji Bamba replaces Krépin Diatta because of an injury.
  • 32': Foul by Andrija Bulatovic (Lens).
  • 32': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Monaco).
  • 33': Odsonne Édouard (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Andrija Bulatovic (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 36': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 37': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 39': Delay in match (Monaco).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mamadou Coulibaly.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Risser (Lens). Assisted by Jordan Teze with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Lens).
  • 45'+2': Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Philipp Köhn (Monaco). Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 45'+5': Offside, Lens. Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Lens 1, Monaco 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Monaco 0.
  • 46': Florian Thauvin (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Wout Faes (Monaco).
  • 47': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Caio Henrique.
  • 48': Foul by Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens).
  • 48': Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens).
  • 49': Jordan Teze (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Philipp Köhn (Monaco). Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malang Sarr.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Malang Sarr (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Philipp Köhn (Monaco). Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 56': Goal! Lens 2, Monaco 0. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Handball by Florian Thauvin (Lens).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
  • 62': Goal! Lens 2, Monaco 1. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mamadou Coulibaly.
  • 63': Substitution, Lens. Abdallah Sima replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  • 64': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdallah Sima.
  • 68': Andrija Bulatovic (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
  • 68': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Lens).
  • 68': Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Monaco. Ansu Fati replaces Simon Adingra.
  • 69': Caio Henrique (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Lens).
  • 70': Goal! Lens 2, Monaco 2. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 72': Goal! Lens 2, Monaco 3. Ansu Fati (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a fast break.
  • 74': Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 74': Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Substitution, Lens. Ruben Aguilar replaces Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 75': Substitution, Lens. Rayan Fofana replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 76': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens).
  • 76': Attempt missed. Lamine Camara (Monaco) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 77': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Matthieu Udol (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Philipp Köhn (Monaco). Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by Andrija Bulatovic (Lens).
  • 77': Lamine Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Rayan Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
  • 80': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Lamine Camara.
  • 85': Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.
  • 87': Abdallah Sima (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco).
  • 87': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Andrija Bulatovic.
  • 87': Substitution, Lens. Anthony Bermont replaces Ruben Aguilar because of an injury.
  • 90': Abdallah Sima (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Monaco).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Wout Faes (Monaco).
  • 90'+2': Rayan Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Wout Faes (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Matthieu Udol (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Mika Biereth (Monaco).
  • 90'+4': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lens 2, Monaco 3.
  • 90'+6': Jordan Teze (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Lens 2, Monaco 3.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/174.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originMON RCLhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/175.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
12 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 2
47.9 Possession 52.1
10 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
344 Accurate Passes 385
422 Passes 450
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 7
14 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 43
20 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 10
24 Effective Clearances 22
24 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,727

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 9 +11 20
2 Lille 9 +6 18
3 Lyon 9 +8 17
4 Paris FC 9 +6 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Robin Risser (GK)
25 Pierre Ganiou Yellow Card
20 Malang Sarr
4 Nidal Celik
28 Adrien Thomasson
5 Andrija Bulatovic
14 Matthieu Udol
23 Saud Abdulhamid Yellow Card
11 Odsonne Édouard
9 Allan Saint-Maximin
10 Florian Thauvin
Lens Substitutes:
Ruben Aguilar, Rayan Fofana, Mathieu Gorgelin, Amadou Haidara, Florian Sotoca, Abdallah Sima, Anthony Bermont, Arthur Masuaku, Fode Sylla.

MON AS Monaco (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
16 Philipp Köhn (GK)
6 Denis Zakaria
25 Wout Faes Yellow Card
5 Thilo Kehrer
4 Jordan Teze Yellow Card
15 Lamine Camara
28 Mamadou Coulibaly
12 Caio Henrique
27 Krépin Diatta
24 Simon Adingra
9 Folarin Balogun
AS Monaco Substitutes:
Jules Stawiecki, Yann Lienard, Ilane Touré, Samuel Nibombé, Mika Biereth, Aladji Bamba, Stanis Idumbo, Paris Brunner, Ansu Fati.

Ligue 1 News

Achraf Hakimi scores 1st career hat trick as Luis Enrique makes PSG history
Achraf Hakimi scores 1st career hat trick as Luis Enrique makes PSG history

Right back Achraf Hakimi claimed a first career hat trick and provided two assists as Luis Enrique became the winningest coach in Paris Saint-Germain history on Friday.

Global power ranking: The top 20 soccer teams in the world, ranked!
Global power ranking: The top 20 soccer teams in the world, ranked!

If we look beyond the Premier League and beyond those who qualified for the Champions League, which are the best teams in the world?

Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool in contact over Monaco's Camara
Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool in contact over Monaco's Camara

Liverpool have reached out to representatives of Lamine Camara and will explore a transfer next summer. Transfer Talk has the latest.

PSG's Luis Enrique: Vitinha deserved higher Ballon d'Or ranking
PSG's Luis Enrique: Vitinha deserved higher Ballon d'Or ranking

Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique does not believe star midfielder Vitinha got the recognition he deserved in the Ballon d'Or rankings.

Man City, Bayern among the good, bad and lucky in Europe's top leagues
Man City, Bayern among the good, bad and lucky in Europe's top leagues

We're a quarter of the way through the 2026-27 European season -- long enough to separate fact from fiction when it comes to from. Who's been lucky? Who's been good? Who's been both, or neither?