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Strasbourg Hold Lens to 1-1 Draw in Matchday 24

Strasbourg and Lens ended Matchday 24 in a 1-1 draw, with Joaquin Panichelli scoring first for Lens and Mamadou Sangaré levelising for Strasbourg.

Strasbourg’s home side opened the scoring when Joaquin Panichelli chipped the goalkeeper to give Lens a 1-0 lead. The visitors’ high‑pressing style was punished when Mamadou Sangaré capitalised on a corner, half‑volleying the ball into the net to level the score at 1-1. Despite a penalty claim after a foul on Saud Abdulhamid, the referee declined to award a spot kick, and the match finished unchanged.

Lens were unable to convert several chances, including a header from Odsonne Edouard and a shot from Florian Thauvin, while Strasbourg’s defence held firm after a dominant home win over Lyon earlier in the season. The result leaves both clubs still in contention for the Ligue 1 title.