Marseille beat Lens at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday as club reels from Como humiliation

Lens were defeated by Marseille at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday in a league game, extending a miserable week for the hosts that began with a heavy Champions League reverse to Como last week.

The mood inside the stadium had been fraught before kickoff after supporters displayed a banner calling the players a "disgrace"; the club had also endured a 9-1 loss to Como — described by manager Yannick Cahuzac as a "humiliation" — and president Joseph Oughourlian had written "never again" inside the dressing room.

The match unravelled quickly for Lens when a miscommunication between Jonathan Gradit and Samson Baidoo presented an early opening, and Amine Gouiri tapped in from close range after 82 seconds. Florian Thauvin later levelled with a close-range header, and with the game described as "finely poised at 2-1 with a few minutes remaining" Bruno Génésio's Marseille then regained the advantage through substitute Keyliane Abdallah; Génésio's side went on to take all three points.

Abdallah's involvement carried added weight: the academy product had been "banished to the reserves after his performance against Le Havre last month," and Génésio had criticised what he called "a kind of lobbying around the young players." The victory moved Marseille up to fourth in the table and continued a run that includes five consecutive league wins and last week's Europa League success at Bayer Leverkusen.

Lens's wider problems were underlined beyond the result. Cahuzac, promoted from assistant in September to replace Dino Toppmöller — who lasted six games — has presided over three league defeats, a derby loss to Lille, a Champions League void of wins and the record-breaking Como defeat; the episode has fuelled accusations of cronyism because of Cahuzac's friendship with sporting director Jean-Louis Leca. Fans unfurled another banner after the match reading "Shame on you.", and also targeted Leca over his "shit interview" following the Como loss.

Cahuzac conceded the scale of the turmoil, telling reporters "We are sick," while also saying he "isn't worried" about his job. Players have offered few consolations beyond Thauvin's impact; arrivals Jean-Clair Todibo, Thorgan Hazard and Franjo Ivanovic have so far failed to match expectations.

Elsewhere, Monaco won their third consecutive Conference League game but drew 1-1 at Le Mans, extending their run to five Ligue 1 matches without a win; Filipe Luís said they needed to "cleanse the minds" over the international break. Mamadou Coulibaly opened the scoring at Le Mans via a defensive error, Erwan Colas levelled in the 90th minute, and Le Mans fans showed strong backing for manager Patrick Vieira while taking aim at football adviser Bruno Cheyrou.

Nice, recovering from a difficult 2025-26 campaign that was only resolved by a playoff victory over Saint-Étienne, have improved under new manager Olivier Pantaloni and sporting director Roger Ricort. After failing to win in their first four matches of the season, Le Gym have taken 15 points from a possible 18, including a 2-0 victory at Angers, leaving the club in contention for European qualification; Pantaloni had previously achieved similar work at Lorient last season.

Marseille's win moved them to fourth in the table, while Lens remain under pressure and facing scrutiny at the end of a week punctuated by public protests and internal admissions that, as Cahuzac put it, "We are sick," even as he insists he "isn't worried" about his position.