Lens closes the gap with Paris Saint-Germain in the… French League 1 He raised the title race to three points by defeating Nantes 1-0.
After Abdoulaye Sima had a goal disallowed for handball, 16-year-old teammate Meziane Soares secured victory for Lens, with Andrija Bulatovic setting him the ball into the bottom right corner.
While the result increases the pressure on Paris Saint-Germain, who face Brest on Sunday, to hold serve before next weekend’s encounter with Lens, it also condemns second-bottom Nantes to relegation to Ligue 2.
In the German League, Borussia Dortmund came from behind to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2.
Can Yilmaz Uzun gave Frankfurt the lead, but their hopes of European football were dashed as second-placed Dortmund cruised to victory thanks to goals from Serho Geraci, Nico Schlotterbeek and teenager Samuel Inacio.
Jonathan Burkhardt pulled one back late on for Frankfurt, before Dortmund brought on Niklas Sule to bid farewell to Signal Iduna Park. The 30-year-old will retire at the end of the season.
Levante, struggling in the Spanish League, came back from a 2-0 deficit to move closer to safety with a 3-2 victory over Osasuna.
Vitor Garcia’s brace restored parity for the hosts after a Jérémy Toljan own goal and an Ante Budimir goal put Osasuna in control.
Osasuna played the second half with ten men after goalkeeper Sergio Herrera was sent off for a handball outside the penalty area, and Levante’s numerical advantage was eventually achieved when Karl-Eta Ewing headed in an Allan Maturo cross to seal the points.
The only match in the Italian League on Friday witnessed Torino defeating Sassuolo 2-1.
