On a day without many football events on the Old Continent, Lens and Lille treated us to a spectacular Northern France derby. The champion of France had a victory and a place among the best 16 in the French Cup in his ‘pocket’ until the 95th minute. And then, the man without whom Lens wouldn’t be the most pleasant surprise of French football, Seko Fofana, scored his second goal of the match and took the game into penalties. And then, he stroke again, this time in the final penalty round and eliminated the current French champion out of the Cup: Lens – Lille 2:2 (4-3 on penalties).In the preview of this match, it was also said that the fight in the middle of the field will be crucial, and that was a fight between Seko Fofana and Lille’s Renato Sanchez. It turned out that Amadou Onana, the midfielder who didn’t really got the chance to play much in the League 1 this season, was the one who ‘jumped out’ in the visiting team. In the space of 4 minutes he scored 2 goals and gave Lille a 2-0 advantage, which the guests could have and should have increased during the match, but since they failed, Seko Fofana’s brace forced them into penalty roulette, where Sanchez missed the penalty and Fofana sealed the victory for the home team.And the draw for the Round of 16 has already been made and a few strong games will be played and Lens are among them:FC Versailles – Toulouse Bergerac Perigord – AS Saint-EtienneOlympique de Marseille – Montpellier HSCParis SG – OGC Nice AS Nancy-Lorraine – Amiens SCRC Lens – AS MonacoStade de Reims – SC BastiaFC Nantes – Stade Brestois 29
