The report says Thauvin directly shaped the first two goals, first by opening the scoring and then by supplying the corner for Odsonne Edouard to head home before the break. That matters because finals often turn on one player imposing rhythm and quality in key moments.
For Lens, it appears to underline a broader theme from their season:
If Lens were already building momentum through league form, this was the kind of display that gave it silverware.
The scoreline, as reported, does not sound like a stroll. Nice got back into it before half-time, and the update says they also struck the crossbar around the hour mark with a chance to level. That is often the swing point in cup finals: one team misses the reset, the other punishes the opening.
Lens reportedly did exactly that through Abdallah Sima, who came off the bench and sealed the win late on. The report adds that it was his fifth goal in six matches in the competition, which points to a squad carrying multiple threats rather than leaning on one finisher alone.
What stands out is the scale of the occasion. The report says around 50,000 Lens supporters travelled to Paris, and it describes this as the club’s first trophy since 1999. Put alongside a runner-up league finish, that would make this feel less like a surprise spike and more like a season of genuine progress.
The next question is whether Lens can turn a landmark cup win into a new baseline next season. For Nice, attention reportedly shifts quickly to the looming playoff against Saint-Etienne on 26 and 29 May.