Lens saved up the strain on French league chief Paris Saint-Germain by defeating struggling Strasbourg 2-1.
Przemyslaw Frankowski and Facundo Medina scored for Lens earlier than Kevin Gameiro pulled one again for the guests.
Lens’ fourth straight win lifted it to inside three factors of PSG, which visits Good on Saturday.
Strasbourg remained one spot above the relegation zone due to its higher purpose distinction.
Frankowski curled into the highest nook within the eleventh minute after being arrange by Adrien Thomasson.
Strasbourg goalkeeper Matz Sels pulled off spectacular saves earlier than Medina volleyed in a second for Lens within the sixty fifth.
Gameiro bagged the comfort rating for Strasbourg with six minutes remaining.
Any hope Strasbourg had of equalizing diminished in stoppage time when ahead Habib Diallo was proven a yellow card for dissent and instantly proven a second and despatched off for making an indication of eyeglasses in direction of the referee.