Lens ended a difficult campaign on a high after an early Pablo Chavarria goal earned them a 1-0 home victory over Nantes on the final day of the league season. Chavarria's close-range strike after four minutes proved to be the only goal of the game and earned Ligue 1's bottom side just their seventh victory of the season and saw them halt a run of five successive defeats. Nantes' third defeat ...Full Story »

Lens' relegation from Ligue 1 was sealed on Sunday afternoon as they slumped to a 3-1 loss at derby rivals Lille. Pablo Chavarria offered the visitors a glimmer of hope with the opener, but Sofiane Boufal pulled Rene Girard's men level before the interval with second-half goals from Djibril Sidibe and Divock Origi securing the win. Defeat left Lens 12 points from safety at the foot of the tabl...Full Story »

Nicolas Maurice-Belay's stoppage-time goal saw Bordeaux claim a last gasp 2-1 win over rock-bottom Lens on Sunday. Mariano opened the scoring for Les Girondins in the 80th minute but Lens were quickly back on level terms thanks to Pablo Chavarria's 86th minute equaliser. However, with the match almost done, Maurice-Belay found the bottom left corner in the third minute of stoppage time to put ...Full Story »

Lens striker Pablo Chavarria is determined not to give up the fight as the embattled club continue their scrap against relegation. Lens' status in Ligue 1 has been the subject of legal challenges over their financial stability but, regardless of that, they have their work cut out on the pitch. Last week's 4-1 loss at Caen has left them eight points adrift of safety in 19th place. They are wit...Full Story »

Ahmed Kantari scored an 80th-minute penalty to earn Lens a 1-1 draw against in-form Bastia. Replying to Ryad Boudebouz's 62nd-minute spot-kick, Kantari was on the mark to ensure that Bastia remain in the Ligue 1 relegation scrap. They are unbeaten in 10 as a result of this, but had they won they would have been six points clear of second-bottom Lens. Lens gave as good as they got and, on bala...Full Story »