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Marseille beat RC Lens to secure fifth straight Ligue 1 win

Olympique de Marseille defeated RC Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1 matchday 10, moving up to fourth place in the table with their fifth consecutive victory.

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Olympique de Marseille defeated RC Lens 2-1 in the final match of Ligue 1 matchday 10. France 24 reported that the victory was the fifth consecutive win for Marseille in the league. Lens hosted the match, which OneFootball, Get French Football News, and beIN SPORTS also reported. [1][3][4][5]

The outcome moved Marseille into fourth place in the Ligue 1 table, according to France 24. Arab News reported that the defeat extended a difficult week for Lens, following what Get French Football News described as a recent Champions League disaster. [1][2][4]

Marseille play in the top flight of French football and host matches at the Stade Vélodrome. Known as OM, the team maintains a rivalry with Paris Saint-Germain. RC Lens is based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department and plays in red and gold colours. [6][7]

Ligue 1 is the highest level of professional association football in France and consists of 18 clubs. Lens earned a Ligue 1 title in the 1997-98 season and finished as runner-up in 2025-26, after previously securing a Coupe de France title in 2026. [8][9]

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In short

  • Marseille defeated RC Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1 matchday 10.
  • The victory was the fifth consecutive win in Ligue 1 for Marseille.
  • The result placed Marseille 4th in the Ligue 1 standings.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Marseille defeat RC Lens as they win five in a row in Ligue 1France 24, 26m ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Lens’ nightmare week worsens with late Marseille defeatArab News, 7h ago
  3. [3]Ligue 1 - RC Lens 1 - 2 MarseilleOneFootball, 8h ago
  4. [4]PLAYER RATINGS | Lens 1-2 Marseille: Pressure remains on Lens after Champions League disasterGet French Football News, 8h ago
  5. [5]LIVE: Lens vs Marseille | Ligue 1beIN SPORTS, 10h ago

Background

  1. [6]RC Lens on Wikipedia
  2. [7]Olympique de Marseille on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Ligue 1 on Wikipedia
  4. [9]RC Lens on Grokipedia
  5. [10]Marseille on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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