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02/27 16:10 CST Lens miss chance to top Ligue 1 after draw with in-form
Strasbourg
Lens miss chance to top Ligue 1 after draw with in-form Strasbourg
STRASBOURG, France (AP) --- Lens missed a chance to top Ligue 1 after it fought
back from a goal down to draw at Strasbourg 1-1 on Friday.
Argentine striker Joaquin Panichelli scored for the third game in a row to put
the home side ahead after 18 minutes at Stade de la Meinau.
Panichelli's 14th goal of the season tied him with Mason Greenwood at the top
of the Ligue 1 goalscoring chart.
Lens fought back to equalize 17 minutes into the second half through Mamadou
Sangare. A corner kick was cleared to Sangare's feet and his first-time drive
flew through a forest of legs and into the bottom corner.
It was only the second draw in the league for Lens, which was the better team
in the second half but found Strasbourg goalkeeper Mike Penders in top form.
A win would have taken it a point clear of league leader and reigning champion
Paris Saint-Germain but remained a point behind in second, having played a game
more. PSG is at Le Havre on Saturday.
Strasbourg, meanwhile, climbed into seventh. It has lost only two of its last
14 matches in all competitions.
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