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RC Lens hosts Friborg in the round of 16 first leg of the Europa League, this Thursday (9 p.m.). Here is all the essential information on this match.
After rubbing shoulders with the cream of European football in the Champions League last fall, Racing Club de Lens continues its continental adventure downstairs, in the Europa League. A tournament that the Sang et Or are approaching with enormous excitement. The first round against Friborg this Thursday evening looks like an interesting test for Franck Haise and his gang.
“We took 8 points in the Champions League which allowed us to be here, underlined Franck Haise. We had the ambition to continue in the biggest but we are very proud to be there. Even if they have just lost a few matches, Friborg is a stable team, strong athletically, very experienced. Last year, it caused a lot of problems for Nantes (2-0 victories for Friborg in Germany, then 4-0 on the Nantes field in the 3rd and 4th day of the groups). She has a stable model with a coach who has been there for a very long time (Christian Streich, on the bench since 2011). We are happy to be here but in these two matches, we want to give ourselves the means to experience other moments in the European Cup. We aim, like Fribourg, to advance to the next round. To say that we are favorites, I wouldn’t go that far. We are quite stable but they also have this stability, more recent European experiences,” concluded the technician. The tone is set. His players have been warned.
The expected compositions
Lens: Samba – Gradit, Danso, Haïdara – Aguilar, El-Aynaoui, Diouf, Frankowski – Sotoca, Pereira Da Costa – Wahi.
Fribourg: Atubolu – Kübler, Sildillia, Gulde, Makengo – Eggestein, Höfler – Sallai, Höler, Grifo – Gregoritsch.
Where to watch the game ?
This round of 32 first leg of the Europa League between Lens and Friborg will be broadcast this Thursday evening from 9 p.m., free on W9, but also on Canal + Foot. It will also be possible to watch it on the streaming platforms of the two groups, 6Play and MyCanal.
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