Racing has strengthened its runner-up status, two lengths behind Paris Saint-Germain, which receives Auxerre on Sunday (1:00 p.m.), and five points ahead of the Bretons.
Stade Rennais, for its part, is certain to stay on the podium thanks to its four-point lead over Olympique de Marseille (4th), who will try to close the gap in Monaco on Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.), in the last L1 match before the World Cup (November 20-December 18).
These two teams in form won after two live matches.
Lens, however led 1-0, signed a fifth victory in a row thanks to goals from Wesley Saïd and his captain, Seko Fofana, after a magnificent sequence of air control and recovery in balance.
In a Bollaert-Delelis stadium on fire, the "Sang et Or" emerged to the ovations of an audience who dream of returning to the Champions League, 21 years later.
Rennes is also on a good run, with a sixth victory in seven L1 matches, plus a draw at Lille (1-1) last week.
The Bretons are undefeated in the league since a defeat … in Lens on August 27 (2-1).
Bruno Genesio's team won thanks in particular to a masterful Lovro Majer, decisive passer on the first goal, signed Benjamin Bourigeaud, and author of a delicious shift on the second, scored by Arnaud Kalimuendo, taking advantage of a strike of Martin Terrier rejected by Maxime Dupé, the Toulouse goalkeeper.
The brilliant Croatian leader's next match should be against Morocco on November 23 at the Al-Bayt stadium, where he could meet Zakaria Aboukhlal again.
But the Moroccan striker from Toulouse, retained in the list of 26 coach Oualid Regragui, came out at the break, hit in the thigh, causing concern.
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