RC Lens and FC Nantes Share the Points in an Entertaining Ligue 1 Draw

RC Lens and FC Nantes played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in Ligue 1 on Sunday, with both teams showing attacking intent throughout the match.

Lens took the lead twice through Florian Sotoca and Adrien Thomasson, but Nantes fought back on both occasions to earn a point. Ludovic Blas and Evann Guessand scored the goals for the visitors.

The result leaves Lens in fourth place in Ligue 1, while Nantes are up to 13th.

Lens started the match brightly and took the lead in the 10th minute when Sotoca headed home a cross from Przemyslaw Frankowski.

Nantes responded well and leveled the scores in the 25th minute through Blas, who fired home a low shot from the edge of the area.

Lens regained the lead just before half-time when Thomasson converted a penalty after Samuel Moutoussamy was fouled in the area.

Nantes again showed their resilience after the break and equalized for a second time in the 65th minute through Guessand, who headed home a cross from Nicolas Pallois.

Both teams had chances to win the match in the closing stages, but neither side could find a winning goal.

The draw was a fair result overall, with both teams showing their attacking quality.