Cover image: Lens players celebrate after scoring the 2-3 during the UEFA Champions League football match between Slavia Prague and Lens, Prague, September 10, 2026. © Michal Cizek, AFP

Lens secure an epic comeback win to kick off their Champions League campaign

· France 24

Trailing 2-1 to Slavia Prague in the 88th minute, few could have imagined that Lens would go on to win. Yet, in just three minutes, the French side turned the game around, led by their captain Florian Thauvin.