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FULL TIME: SLAVIA PRAGUE 2-3 LENS

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Sturm almost equalises with the last kick of the game. The Slovenian is inches away from completing the most remarkable hat-trick as he sends a dipping free-kick over the wall and it just kisses the top of Risser's crossbar with the Lens keeper having to tip it over for a corner.

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Goal 2-3

GOOOOALLL! INSANITY IN PRAGUE! Lens have done the unthinkable. Two goals in two injury time minutes has flipped this game on its head and its Aguilar who has sent the away support into a frenzy. Aguilar picks up a loose ball 20 yards from goal on the right side and lashes a low drive through a crowd of bodies and into the bottom corner. Incredible scenes at Fortuna Arena. Slavia Prague 2-3 Lens.

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Assist

It is the stuff of dreams for a kid from Portugal. He kept his composure under pressure to bend a pearler onto the head of Thauvin. Champions League debuts don't get much better.

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Goal 2-3

GOOOOOALLLL! WHAT IS HAPPENING?? LENS EQUALISE IN INJURY TIME!! Of course it’s him. The captain. Florian Thauvin. Less than three minutes after falling behind, the French side are back level, and it’s thanks to an inch-perfect cross from 16-year-old Mesloub on debut. The substitute delivers a curling ball into the area and Thauvin is crashing onto it, unmarked, to power a header past Markovic. Slavia Prague 2-2.

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Goal 2-1

GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL! INCREDIBLE!! It’s that man again. Danijel Sturm. The home side have fought valiantly for the last 35 minutes to keep themselves in this game, and their hard work has paid off. The Slovenian latches onto a loose ball on the edge of the box, and with Risser out of his goal, rifles a wonderful strike into the side netting to give his side an unlikely, but thoroughly deserved, lead. Two stunners for Sturm. Slavia Prague 2-1 Lens.

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THERE'S THE CHANCE! Diakite is driving at the Lens defence, loses the ball and it is cleared 50 yards out onto the right flank where Ganiou is clean through into the penalty area, but the defender's effort is weak, straight at Markovic and causes no trouble. The last player Lens wanted that to fall to.

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A strong display from Isife on the right side of midfield. He is replaced by Schranz.

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Edouard turns well just over halfway and plays in Thauvin in the right channel but the captain's first touch is heavy and allows the defender to get their body across.

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Diakite replaces Nowak for the closing stages. It's been a tiring night in that midfield.

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Nine minutes for Lens to find a winner, nine minutes for the hosts to hold onto a point. Lens keep pushing. Thauvin keeps trying to pick the lock. Slavia Prague hold firm for now.

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Thauvin almost gives Lens the lead. He has been their best player today, and the Lens captain picks the ball up and hits a rising left-footed strike whizzing over the crossbar from 25 yards. That had Markovic scrambling. If they do find a winner here, Thauvin will surely be the provider.

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It is striker for striker, as Chytil makes way for Chory, who is fresh off a brace in his last game.

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Kubiak has worked himself into the ground for the home side. He is replaced by Jurasek.

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Sima is replaced by Kadile. He ends his performance in the perfect way.

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Substitution

Lens are focused on one thing only. Winning this game. Sotoca replaces Haidara in midfield.

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Goal 1-1

GOOOOOALLLL!!! THERE IT IS!! LENS ARE LEVEL! Sima sorts his feet out this time around. Lens work a corner well from the far side and Edouard’s deflected effort falls at the feet of Sima who has a couple of seconds to lift his head up and stab the ball past the defender on the line. It had been coming. Slavia Prague 1-1 Lens.

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Unsurprisingly, Lens have overtaken the home side in terms of shots now as they look to make their man advantage count. They have still only created 0.53 xG from their 12 shots, with just four of those on target. They need more than what they are offering so far.

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Novak does brilliantly down on the right byline as Bulatovic twists and turns inside the area before getting a shot off from an angle but the Montenegrin tracks him perfectly, throws himself in the way to block and celebrates passionately. The home side look like they are willing to put themselves on the line for three points here.

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Edouard should score!!! The newly-introduced striker is picked out wonderfully by a Thauvin cross but he can only direct his header down the middle and Markovic parries it away gratefully.

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A change in the wide midfield positions as Aguilar replaces Skolar, who had an ineffective game.

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Substitution

An attacking change for Lens as centre-forward Edouard replaces the young defender Sagnan.

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Yellow Card

Chaos on the halfway line as Ganiou brings down Ayaosi as he breaks over the halfway line. The young French defender goes into the book.

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Substitution

A quiet game for Ivanovic comes to an end as he is replaced by 16-year-old Portuguese winger Mesloub! What an environment to make your Champions League debut.

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Sturm has been a force of nature for his side so far. He has made the most passes in the final third (nine), and had the most touches in the opposition box (seven), while pressing relentlessly.

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The home side look bang up for the fight here, and it could be a real resistance job in this final 35 minutes with a player less. Their back line have already flung themselves in front of the ball on countless occasions since the red card. Lens need to keep calm and trust that openings will come.

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Lens almost equalise straight away as Thauvin directs a header back across goal towards the bottom corner but Vlcek is well positioned to stick a boot out and clear it off the line. Game on!

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Assist

It is difficult to assign any credit to an assist for a goal like that, but it will go down as Isife's assist.

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Goal 1-0

GOOOOOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!! WHAT. A. FINISH. Slavia Prague respond to going a man down by taking the lead in the most emphatic fashion. It’s Sturm, their standout performer so far today, who delivers the brilliance, chasing down a long ball onto the edge of the area, holding off Antonio and turning on the edge of the box before whipping an arrowed effort from 20 yards into the far top corner with his left foot. No less than the home side deserve and Sturm has been threatening to do that all game long. Slavia Prague 1-0 Lens.

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Close! Thauvin whips the resulting free-kick inches past Markovic's left-hand post. Lens will fancy this now.

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A truly awful moment for the 20-year-old defender, Konecny, who had been on the pitch barely two minutes and made just a single pass. The referee decides after a VAR check that the young defender catches Sima as the last man and, therefore, has to go.

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Massive early chance for Lens!! Sima receives the ball on the edge of the box and thinks he is fouled by his marker, but the ball runs into the path of Thauvin inside the box, at an angle, and the winger blazes his effort over the bar from close range. But wait, there is a red card check happening for the challenge on Sima by Konecny, who is yet to touch the ball since coming on!! The referee is taking a long, careful look at this.

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A half-time swap for Slavia Prague as Konecny replaces Zima, who picked up a knock early in the first half, at centre-back.

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The home side get us back underway in the Czech capital. Can they find the opening goal they so deserve?

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Topmoller will know his side need to improve if they are to get a result in Prague today. He can turn to the experience of Todibo in defence, while Edouard and Hazard are waiting in the wings to make an impact going forward. Ivanovic has cut an isolated figure on the left wing, while the wide midfielders Skoras and Udol have done very little.

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half_time summary

It is remarkable that this game hasn’t had a goal, considering how open it has been at times. Both sides have played expansively, happy to counter-attack and leave themselves open to being countered. The home side, 1.05 xG, have been the dominant force though, despite having just 38% of the ball. Sturm has been the driving force in midfield, leading the press and going close with two early chances before setting up Ayaosi in the 36th minute for what he thought was the opening goal. The Nigerian winger took a touch over a sliding defender inside the box to finish but a quick VAR check confirmed the ball had hit Ayaosi’s hand. Lens were lucky to survive that scare, having made a series of sloppy errors in midfield, exposing their high defensive line, and had done almost nothing going forwards, 0.12 xG, until Thauvin produced a piece of magic on the half-an-hour mark to find Bulatovic with the outside of his right boot. The Montenegrin found Sima with a cutback but the striker could not sort his feet out to tap into an empty net. Lens did grow into the game as Slavia Prague’s press tired towards the end of the half, but the French side’s back-three system has looked vulnerable every time the hosts have found the channels, with Chytill putting in an exceptional, selfless shift up front.

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HALF TIME: SLAVIA PRAGUE 0-0 LENS

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Lens have scrapped their way back into this game over the last 15 minutes. They have now had as many shots on target as the hosts and begun to find similar spaces in the wide channels.

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Right on cue! Thauvin forces Markovic into a save with a dipping effort from the edge of the area just after Skoras had broken through the midfield superbly and laid it wide for Ivanovic who couldn't make the most of the space he had found inside the box.

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Although we are goalless, this has been a very watchable game of football. The home side have been exceptional from the first whistle both in and out of possession, while Lens have begun to show what they can do going forward over the last 10 minutes or so. Find Thauvin in the right areas and they will carry a threat.

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GOAL DISALLOWED! Slavia Prague think they have their opener as Sturm does well down the left side and finds Ayaosi inside the area. The Nigerian bundles his first touch past a challenge and finishes smartly, thinking he has given his side the lead, but within 30 seconds the referee has cut celebrations short as VAR intervenes correctly. Replays show the winger’s touch had been up onto his hand before finishing. Lens survive a scare of their own.

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Moment after that Sima chance, a corner comes in from the left for Lens and Udol meets it with power, heading it down into the ground and heading for the bottom corner, but Markvovic reacts sharply and pushes it away. Udol's rebound volley is blocked well and the hosts survive a scare.

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Lens should be ahead!!! From nowhere, the visitors find an opening down the right side of the penalty area through Bulatovic, whose run is found brilliantly by Thauvin. The midfielder drives past his marker and cuts it back for Sima, who virtually has an open goal to tap into from eight yards out but the Senegalese forward gets his feet in a tangle and the ball runs through his legs. Best chance of the game!

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Lens continue to surrender possession to their opponents in crucial areas, with Sturm, Ayaosi and co. waiting to pounce.

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Slavia Prague almost release Chytil again with Lens' defensive line caught incredibly high. They lose the ball to Ayaosi on the halfway line and the Nigerian slides a through ball into the path of Chytil who cannot shake off the defender who does enough to allow Risser to collect. There hasn't been a clear cut chance yet for the home side but they are building towards an opener here.

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There is a brief stoppage while Zima received treatment, after being caught on the ankle in a challenge, and we are back underway. Almost immediately after, Kubiak makes a high challenge on Sagnan that almost catches the Malian full-back on the side of the head. There are certainly some full-blooded challenges flying in from both sides.

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Lens have had just the single shot so far, despite having 65% possession. Slavia Prague have executed their game plan perfectly, inviting the French side onto them and using their athleticism in the front line to spring into the gaps in behind the Lens midfield four. The visitors need to sort this out fast.

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Sturm looks in menacing form. He collects a fizzed pass on the edge of the box from the right side, holds off a couple of challenges with his back to goal and hits a vicious left-footed strike inches past the post. That would've been a lovely goal.

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Chytil releases Sturm with a lovely lofted pass in behind the Sagnan and Antonio, but the latter recovers well to tackle the Slovenian before he can get a shot off. Kubiak then lashes an effort into the side netting from the resulting corner. It has been all Slavia Prague so far, with 0.73 xG from four shots.

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Thauvin springs into life for the first time, linking up with Ivanovic on the edge of the box before hitting a powerful left-footed effort towards the bottom corner but Vlcek flings himself in the way and makes an excellent block.

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That would have been special!! Isife picks the ball up on the halfway line for Slavia Prague, turns in space, spots Risser off of his line and launches a 70 yard missile towards the net. The ball sails barely a yard over the crossbar. A remarkable effort and this has been an impressive start from everyone in a red and white shirt.

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The home side are getting in down the sides with almost every pass forward. Chytil is the latest to hunt the ball down the right, bursting free of the high Lens line, but Risser is out quickly to collect before the rangey forward can get a toe on it.

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Buoyed by a bouncing home crowd, Slavia Prague are pressing relentlessly in the opening exchanges and Lens are living dangerously. Bulatovic gives the ball away under pressure and from the resulting throw-in, Chaloupek heads over the bar. That's two very decent early chances for the hosts to take the lead.

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Huge chance inside the first minute! Ayaosi picks out Sturm on the left flank as Antonio slips. The midfielder has space to drive into the area and cut back onto his right foot with only Risser to beat but he skews his effort as he tries to open his body and pass it into the far right corner. Massive moment.

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We're underway in Prague! Lens get us underway kicking from right to left in their black and green away kit.

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The teams make their way out in the Fortuna Arena to a packed crowd and the sort of lively atmosphere we've come to expect in the Czech capital in recent years. Kick off is moments away!

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This is the first meeting between this pair in the Champions League since records began in 2004-05. Their only previous meeting in European competition came in that famous season for the Czechs, in the third round of the 1995-96 UEFA Cup, with Slavia Prague winning the second leg 1-0 after a goalless first leg.

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A tough 1-0 defeat to Lorient has led Toppmoller to make three changes. Sagnan replaces Aguilar to slot into the back three, despite getting sent off as a substitute at the weekend. Bulatovic replaces Yacine Titraoui in midfield and Ivanovic comes in for Hazard to lead the line, as Sima drops into the two alongside Thauvin.

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Trpisovsky makes three changes from the 4-0 victory against FC Zbrojovka Brno as he moves to a back four. Vlcek replaces Konecny at centre back while Isife and Chaloupek are the full backs. Ayaosi comes in for the injured Lukas Provod on the right flank and Mojmir Chytil returns up front, despite Chory scoring twice at the weekend.

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SUBS: Regis Gurtner, Ruben Aguilar, Nidal Celik, Florian Sotoca, Thorgan Hazard, Odsonne Edouard, Mathieu Gorgelin, Jean-Clair Todibo, Jonathan Gradit, Michael Cuisance, Junior Kadile, Mezian Mesloub.

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LENS (3-4-3): Robin Risser; Souleymane Sagnan, Ismaelo Ganiou, Kyllian Antonio; Matthieu Udol, Amadou Haidara, Andrija Bulatovic, Michal Skoras; Franjo Ivanovic, Florian Thauvin, Abdallah Sima.

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SUBS: Toumani Diakite, Tomas Chory, Ivan Schranz, Nazar Domchak, Pavel Kacor, David Jurasek, Adam Rezek, Mikulas Konecny, Elias Pitak, Jakub Kolisek, David Barcot, Karel Belzik.

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SLAVIA PRAGUE (4-2-3-1): Jakub Markovic; Stepan Chaloupek, David Zima, Tomas Vlcek, Samuel Isife; Michal Sadilek, Wiktor Nowak; Oskar Kubiak, Danijel Sturm, Emmanuel Ayaosi; Mojmir Chytil.

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The two sides come into their first Champions League fixture of the calendar in vastly contrasting form. Jindrich Trpisovsky’s Slavia Prague, as you would expect, have started the domestic season well and top their league after seven games, drawing just twice and winning five, while scoring 21 goals. The Czech club have qualified for the Champions League in consecutive seasons for the first time in its history, but their greatest European season came in 1995-96, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup with a team that included one of Liverpool’s Istanbul heroes, Vladimir Smicer. Their two key men today will be Wiktor Nowak and Mojmir Chytill, who have both scored four times in the first seven league games. As for Lens, they have followed up a remarkable 2025-26 season, which saw them win a first Coupe de France in May and finish runners-up to Paris Saint-Germain, with a disappointing opening to Ligue 1, losing their last two games against Lorient and Strasbourg. Newly-appointed head coach, Dino Toppmoller got off to the perfect start, beating PSG 1-0 to lift the Trophee des Championes, but their form has since wobbled. Nonetheless, victory tonight would be a firm step back on track, in what is just their second Champions League campaign since 2002-03. Lens’ key man will be their veteran forward and captain, Florian Thauvin, who is enjoying an Indian summer to his career, and has already scored three Ligue 1 goals this campaign. Opta’s win predictor has this one very tightly contested, with both sides having a 37% chance of victory and a draw at 36%.

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Hello and welcome to live coverage of this opening week UEFA Champions League clash between Slavia Prague and Lens, from the Fortuna Arena in Prague!

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