In a battle to crown the new King of the North, LOSC Lille faced RC Lens at home, with Lens aiming to spoil the party. The winner would earn a chance to climb into Champions League positions, and the home team secured the victory and the northern duel with a scoreline of 2-1.

The first half was dominated by red, with Lille acting like a locomotive charging towards the offense, quickly finding the opening goal to go into halftime leading 1-0. In the second half, Zhegrova sealed his brace and the 2-0 lead for Lille.

Although Lens made effective changes that brought more offensive play and posed a threat to the opposing goal, even managing to narrow the scoreline to 2-1, it wasn't enough to turn the tide, and Lille walked away with three points.

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With this result, Lille climbs to third place in Ligue 1, solidifying their position in European spots and contending at the top. Meanwhile, Lens remains in sixth place, awaiting the rest of the matchday, where they could potentially drop out of European positions.