Lens opened their 2026-27 Ligue 1 campaign with a 5-2 victory over Auxerre at Stade Bollaert. Florian Thauvin scored twice from the penalty spot, while Franjo Ivanovic, Saud Abdulhamid and Ismael Ganiou also found the net for Lens.

Auxerre scored through Danny Namaso and Lamine Sy, but Lens maintained control to begin the new Ligue 1 season with three points.

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