Lens took a serious option on second place and the Champions League by overcoming 3-1 an eye-catching Lorient on Sunday in the 36th matchday of Ligue 1. Two days before the end of the championship, Franck Haise's men are now five points ahead of Marseille, stuck in third place by its defeat Saturday night in Lille.
The Blood and Gold even allow themselves to maintain a semblance of pressure on Paris SG, which is only three lengths ahead and will not be able to validate its title in the evening.