On Friday in the French league, Elye Wahi scored an outstanding goal in a 1-0 victory against Strasbourg to demonstrate why Lens spent such a high price to recruit him. The 20-year-old striker moved for 35 million euros ($38 million) after scoring 19 league goals for Montpellier the previous season. He received a feed from forward Florian Sotoca in the 16th minute, backheeled the ball past defender Gerzino Nyamsi, and finished forcefully for his first goal for Lens.
Prior to this weekend's fixtures, Lens had risen to 13th place after finally winning its first game of the year last weekend to leave its bottom-of-the-league position. Prior to their home Champions League matchup against Arsenal, who are undefeated in the Premier League, Coach Franck Haise's team also received a boost. With a victory over last-place Clermont on Saturday, defending champion Paris Saint-Germain can go top of the league.