France, April 22 -- Lens striker Florian Thauvin opened the scoring from the penalty spot after nine minutes. And the 33-year-old France international laid on the pass for Allan Saint-Maxim to double the host's advantage 10 minutes later.

Santiago Hidalgo halved the deficit mid way through the first-half but Matthieu Udol restored the two-goal lead just before half-time. Adrien Thomasson added the gloss in the 75th minute.

On 22 May at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Lens will play the winners of Wednesday night's second semi-final between Nice and Strasbourg. Possible league and cup double

Lens, with 62 points after 29 games, are also in a race for the 2026 Ligue 1 title. 

On Wednesday night, Ligue 1 pacesette...