Sporting CP defeated Lens at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Tuesday evening in the second matchday of the UEFA Champions League league stage, with goals from L. Suárez and I. Doumbia securing the Portuguese club's victory, the final score reading Lens 0-2 Sporting CP.
Suárez broke the deadlock on 22 minutes, giving the visitors the lead they carried into the interval. Lens were unable to find an equaliser in the second half, and Doumbia added a second on 74 minutes to confirm the win for Sporting CP.
Sporting CP now sit second in the 36-team league stage table, with six points from two matches and a goals record of five scored and one conceded. Their results column reads WW after back-to-back victories.
Lens, meanwhile, occupy 19th place in the table with three points from two outings, having won one and lost one. Their goals record stands at three scored and four conceded, and they sit three points behind Sporting CP. The French side are placed in the mid-table bracket of the 36 clubs.