Long dominating the game, Lens was punished by the realism of Sporting this Tuesday at Bollaert (0-2, 2nd day of
Sporting defeated RC Lens 2-0 at Bollaert-Delelis on matchday two of the Champions League, marking the French side's first home defeat in the competition since December 1998. Despite early dominance and several chances from Yannick Cahuzac's team, Luis Suarez opened the scoring for Sporting on a 22nd-minute counter-attack.
Lens pushed for an equalizer, with Franjo Ivanovic hitting the post and Amadou Haidara denied, but Issa Doumbia sealed the victory for Sporting with a second goal in the 74th minute. The result leaves Sporting provisionally atop the table, while Lens sits provisionally in 16th place with one win and one defeat.
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