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Lens won the French Cup for the first time in their history with a 3-1 victory over Nice in the final at the Stade de France on Friday.
Florian Thauvin, a member of the France squad that won the World Cup in 2018, scored one goal and set up another for Odsonne Edouard as Lens found themselves 2-0 ahead late in the first half.
Teenager Djibril Coulibaly pulled one back for Nice with his first senior goal just before the interval and they hit the woodwork twice in the second half.
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But Lens made sure of the win through substitute Abdallah Sima, who poked home in the 78th minute to spark joyous celebrations.
The triumph caps a superb campaign for the club from northern France, who finished second in Ligue 1 to a dominant Paris Saint-Germain and qualified for next season’s Champions League as a result.
Lens had never previously won the French Cup despite reaching the final three times, most recently in 1998 — that year they won the league title for the only time in their history.
The vast majority of the near-capacity crowd inside the 80,000-seat Stade de France were supporting Lens, with many disillusioned Nice fans not attending.
Defeat for Nice adds to their misery in a difficult season which is not yet over — they finished third-bottom in Ligue 1 and must therefore win a two-legged play-off next week against second-tier Saint-Etienne in order to secure their top-flight status.
Barcelona have been confirmed as this season’s LaLiga champions, following a comfortable 2-0 win over Real Madrid on Sunday.
Hansi Flick’s men were already 11 points clear of their bitter rivals at kick off.
And they blew Los Blancos away in a sensational opening half at the Camp Nou.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring with a sublime free-kick, before Ferran Torres fired in a second.
Madrid tried to fight back in the second half, but there were no goals.
The result takes Barcelona up to 91 points and they cannot be caught by Alvaro Arbeloa’s men who stay on 77 points.
It is a 29th title for the Catalans, who successfully defend their title.
Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray defeated Antalyaspor 4-2 to claim a fourth consecutive Turkish Super Lig title on Saturday.
Galatasaray trailed twice in the game but rallied to secure a crucial victory.
Osimhen netted his first goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 66th minute.
The Nigeria international was on target again two minutes from time.
The 27-year-old has so far recorded 15 goals and five assists in 22 league appearances for the Yellow and Reds this season.
Okan Buruk’s side have garnered 77 points from 33 games, with one game remaining this season.
Second-placed Fenerbahçe have 73 points from the same number of matches.
