Lens Continue Dominance in French Cup as Les Blues Finally Find Form

Lens solidified their position at the top of Ligue 1 with a convincing 3-0 win over Sochaux in the snow-affected French Cup round of 32 on Sunday. The victory marked Lens’s seventh consecutive win, further bolstering their chances of securing the league title. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Lyon finally broke their hoodoo in the French Cup by opening their account with a 2-0 win over Lille at home. Real Madrid loanee Endrick scored his first goal for the club, providing a timely boost to Les Lyonnais’s morale and ambitions in the competition. Other notable victories took place as Montpellier thrashed fourth-tier Chantilly 4-0, while Rennes secured a hard-fought 3-1 win over third-tier Metz.