Historic 1-9 defeat to Como costs Cahuzac his Lens job

Cahuzac sacked after two months as Lens manager following the 1-9 Champions League defeat to Como; Pierre Sage among candidates to replace him.

Yannick Cahuzac has been dismissed as Lens manager after just two months in charge, following a disastrous run of results. The decision came after Sunday's 1-2 home defeat to Marseille, four days after the historic 9-1 Champions League thrashing by Como in the league phase.

That result equalled the largest margin of victory in Champions League history, with Como becoming the first team to score nine goals away from home in the competition.

Cahuzac, who arrived as Toppmöller's assistant in July before being promoted to head coach on 15 September, was formally removed after a board meeting on Monday evening. Lens are considering three candidates as his successor, including Pierre Sage, who left the club this summer after a successful campaign that saw them finish second in Ligue 1 and win the Coupe de France for the first time.

Sage is himself under threat at Crystal Palace, currently bottom of the Premier League. Habib Beye and Philippe Montanier are the other two names under consideration.