PARIS — Florian Thauvin scored against the club he controversially left as Lens beat Lille 3-0 to move up to fourth place in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

The victory ended third-placed Lille’s unbeaten start to the season, leaving leader Paris Saint-Germain as the only unbeaten side.

Thauvin was a promising 20-year-old winger with an eye for goal when Lille signed him from Corsican side Bastia in January 2013. He was sent back on loan to Bastia for the rest of that season, but then stunned Lille by aggressively pushing for a move to Marseille that summer.

The transfer went through without Thauvin playing a single game for Lille, making him vastly unpopular with its fans.

Saturday's match opposed two veterans from France's victorious 2018 World Cup squad: Thauvin and Lille striker Olivier Girou

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