Wins for Lens and Lyon on opening Ligue 1 weekend

Aug 22 : Racing Lens and Olympique Lyonnais, who were second and fourth respectively in Ligue 1 last season, began the new French league campaign with wins on Saturday that will boost their hopes in the Champions League over the next few weeks.Lens, who are in the Champions League opening phase, had a convincing 5-2 home win over 10-man Auxerre while Lyon, who have a playoff second-leg at home to Fenerbahce on Wednesday with the teams level at 1-1, scored late goals to win 2-0 at Toulouse.Saturday’s other Ligue 1 matches on the opening weekend were all drawn, with Nice, who barely escaped relegation last season, held 0-0 at home by Lorient while Paris FC also played out a goalless draw at newly promoted Troyes.Le Mans, also promoted from Ligue 2, drew 2-2 at home to Stade Brestois, coming