The European competition has come to an end for the time being, and the five major leagues have resumed. On April 13, Beijing time, in the French Ligue 1 field, Metz played against Lens at home. Metz is a relegation team, 3 consecutive defeats before this game, this time Lens gave a big gift, Metz took away 3 points on Lens. 1-2! Ligue 1's number one dark horse has slipped off a cliff: last year it was one point less than Paris, and now it is 20 points behind the top of the table.
In the 13th minute, Lens relied on a penalty opportunity and was steadily converted by striker Sotoka to give Lens the lead away. However, Lens did not maintain the advantage of the score, and in the 34th minute, Metz's cross from the side created a killing chance, and Mikataze pulled the ball in the box and turned and scored hard, and the two teams fought 1-1. Towards the end of the first half, Metz scored again, again Mikatadze, who took advantage of an opponent's mistake at the back and slotted home against the goalkeeper.
In the second half, although Lens fought hard to catch up, used up five substitutions, hoping to change the situation through substitutions, but was unable to succeed and finally suffered a reversal defeat. Metz has a crucial three points on the road to relegation, and is currently in 17th place in Ligue 1 with 26 points from one more game, that is, second from bottom, while Clermont at the bottom has 21 points, Lorient is 26 points from third, and Nantes is 28 points from fourth. The bottom 2 of Ligue 1 will be directly relegated, and the bottom 3 will participate in the relegation play-offs.
Lens has not tasted a win in the last 4 rounds, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 43 points, ranking 6th in Ligue 1, while league leaders Paris Saint-Germain have 63 points, and Paris has not played in this round. Lens finished runners-up in Ligue 1 last season behind Paris and qualified for the Champions League and are battling it out for European qualification this season (sixth in Ligue 1 is the UEFA Europa League play-off zone).
Lens had a very good season last season and have not been able to carry it forward this season. The departure of the two absolute main players Opponda and Fofana has seriously affected the fighting power of Lens, Opponda scored 21 goals and 4 assists for Lens last season, and 25 goals and 6 assists in Leipzig this season, Fofana is the former captain of Lens, the soul of the team's midfield, and currently makes a lot of money in the Saudi league.
Lens regressed after a season of glory and was unable to retain key components of the squad, which was the most direct reason for Lens' decline. After the drop of Lens, Brest took the place of Lens, who finished 14th in Ligue 1 last season and moved up to second in the league this season with hopes of participating in the Champions League. But then again, except for Paris, the rest of the teams in Ligue 1 are not very competitive in the Champions League, and Mbappe is too condescending to play in Ligue 1.