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Commentary
A poor challenge on EMBOLO by SIMÃO results in a booking.
GOAL!! An inswinging corner was headed clear only for SIMÃO to thump the ball into the net. (1-0 Lens)
ANDREASEN blasted a right foot shot over from twenty-five yards out.
ARÉOLA was able to claw away a powerful shot.
12¹The ref books SCHÄR.
14¹The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from KAHLENBERG.
16¹A penalty box scramble resulted in MONTERO cracking a low shot over.
29¹An inswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the Lens 'keeper by EMBOLO.
31¹A strike from EMBOLO held little difficulty for the Lens 'keeper.
33¹MONTERO's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
34¹The ref yellow cards JAGIELKA for a cynical foul.
39¹GOAL!! With his back to goal MONTERO wrong-footed the defence and stabbed the ball past the FC Basel 'keeper. (2-0 Lens)
40¹GOAL!! A long clearance by the FC Basel 'keeper beat the Lens defence and EMBOLO stroked the ball beyond the oncoming 'keeper. (2-1 Lens)
42¹SAFARI beat three Lens players and stroked a golden opportunity over.
45¹A header by SAFARI at the near post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
GONZÁLEZ floated the ball to EMBOLO who nodded it over the bar.
A weak strike from XHAKA rolled agonisingly wide.
MONTERO dribbled round SCHÄR and stroked a tame shot wide.
ANDREASEN beat IBISEVIC and drove the ball to GASHI who fired his effort wide.
10²SIMÃO made space on the left and pulled the ball to JONNY who clipped the ball over.
11²EMBOLO ran onto a delightful ball from KAHLENBERG but fired his shot wide.
13²A accurate pass fell to EMBOLO and his looping shot floated narrowly wide.
17²A cross from KAHLENBERG left ANDREASEN in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
24²MONTERO steamed through the FC Basel defence but shot straight at the FC Basel 'keeper.
39²IBISEVIC booked for an off-the-ball incident.

 
Lens
 
League position: 19
Home league form: XWLL
Overall league form: LXWLXXLX
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
Alphonse ARÉOLA1Tomás VACLIK
(c)JONNY2Taulant XHAKA
Serge AURIER3Behrang SAFARI
Nigel DE JONG4Fabian FREI
Phil JAGIELKA5Fabian SCHÄR
Raphaël VARANE6Marek SUCHÝ
Granit XHAKA7Leon ANDREASEN(c)
Jefferson MONTERO8Shkëlzen GASHI
Vedad IBISEVIC9Breel-Donald EMBOLO(p)
(p,f)Marcus RASHFORD10Thomas KAHLENBERG(f)
SIMÃO Pedro11Derlis GONZÁLEZ
Neil SAUNDERSONManager
EDUARDO da Silva  12  Johan ELMANDER
Tim KRUL  13  Rune JARSTEIN
RAFAEL CARIOCA  14  Rasmus WÜRTZ
Demba BA15  Davide CALLÀ
Fredy MONTERO  16  Arlind AJETI
 
FC Basel
 
League position: 20
Away league form: XLLW
Overall league form: WXWLLLWL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Lens 2 FC Basel 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 40,602, Stadium: Félix-Bollaert, Referee: Marnix Sandra 6)

Simão 4¹, Montero 39¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Embolo 40¹
RashfordóBa 25² 
  
Simão 0¹, Jagielka 34¹, Ibisevic 39²Schär 12¹
46
1612
24
46
47
813
14
50%50%
Man of the match: Tomás Vaclik