2023-10-04 11:11:45
By Sébastien Vau
Published 27 minutes ago, Updated now
Elye Wahi after his goal against Arsenal on Tuesday evening in the Champions League. Michael Baucher / Michael Baucher / Panoramic
Architect of the superb Lensoise victory against Arsenal on Tuesday evening in the Champions League, the former Montpellier finally seems to have found his feet with the Sang et Or.
It takes great performances in great matches to build your legend. Elye Wahi laid the first stone in his Lens history by signing the greatest score of his young career on Tuesday evening against Arsenal. For only his second Champions League match, the 20-year-old French striker, starting at the kick-off and decisive twice, marked this match against the Gunners. The former Montpellier initially delivered a judicious assist to Adrien Thomasson for the equalizer in the 25th minute of play (1-1), before liberating a boiling Bollaert-Delelis stadium in the 69th minute by instantly resuming a precise cross from Przemysław Frankowski (2-1). Sang et Or supporters will not soon forget this great European evening, the first in 21 years, highlighted by the blossoming of raw talent in the queen of European club competitions.
A difficult adaptation
Arriving this summer in the North from Montpellier for 35 million euros, the adaptation of the international Espoir took time and was not easy. Wahi had to wait for his eighth official match with the Sang et Or to find the net. An eternity for a scorer expected at the turn. Despite his very first goal with Lens last Friday in Strasbourg in Ligue 1 (1-0), his coach Franck Haise was not kind to him after the match in front of the press, sometimes criticizing his lack of involvement. “There are players who are right to be demanding of him. So he got lectured a bit by one or two players. I think they are right. Quality players, you have to be demanding with them. He knows that he did a very important thing this evening for RC Lens and for himself too, by scoring this goal, which gives us the victory. But he also knows that there are still things to work on to be even more efficient.”
Wahi is back
The native of Courcouronnes was not helped by the extremely chaotic start to the season of the Lens team with four defeats in five Ligue 1 matches, but the vice-champions of France were able to raise their heads. The RCL remains on four matches without defeat including three consecutive victories. The Lensois regained the momentum of last season, when they finished in second place in the championship, just one point behind PSG. These good results are closely linked to the rebirth of Elye Wahi, who has regained the confidence necessary to express his full potential.
Thanks to its latest good results in Ligue 1, RC Lens was able to move back to 15th place in the standings. The dynamic of Franck Haise’s men is also very good in the Champions League. The Northerners are first in their group following their magnificent victory against Arsenal on Tuesday evening. The Artésiens had already brought back a very satisfactory draw from Seville (1-1) two weeks ago for their return to C1. With a found Elye Wahi and great evenings, the Sang et Or can continue to dream.
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