RC Lens have confirmed the sacking of Yannick Cahuzac. The former assistant to Olivier Pantaloni at FC Lorient had been appointed to replace Dino Töppmoller, who was sacked last September and for whom he had also served as assistant at the start of the season.

Whilst he had made a fairly good start to his tenure as head coach – notably with a run of three consecutive Ligue 1 wins – Cahuzac’s results proved far more challenging thereafter.

This was particularly evident on the European stage, where defeats against Sporting CP (0-2) and Club Brugge (3-0) preceded the humiliating 1-9 thrashing at the hands of Come. Meanwhile, the Sang et Or were beaten in the derby against LOSC Lille (0-1) and suffered a final defeat against Olympique de Marseille (2-1) before the winter break.

Former Lens manager Pierre Sage, who has recently been sacked by Crystal Palace, is the hot favourite to succeed Cahuzac.