Maximilien Carlier / Photo credit: Nicolas TUCAT / AFP
This Saturday, at 9 p.m., Lens receives Marseille for a duel at the top between the second and the third in the championship, separated by a single point. A major match, which could ensure the winner a place in the Champions League next season. On the side of Lens, the supporters are already in turmoil.
It’s the shock of the weekend in Ligue 1: Lens receives Marseille this Saturday evening. A duel for second place in the championship, synonymous with direct qualification in the Champions League for next season. A great evening therefore in perspective for the Lensois supporters.
A sold-out game
“Come on Blood and Gold, you are the strongest,” sings a club fan. In this bar, Lensois supporters begin to sing a few hours before a crucial match against OM. “I want to say that it’s the most anticipated match in any case, given the ranking of the two teams. It’s a big turning point in the season, that’s for sure, especially since it comes to five days of the end”, estimates Maxime and Sylvain, two fans of FC Lens. The third in Ligue 1 receives the second, only one point separates them in the standings.
The atmosphere promises to be explosive at the sold-out Bollaert stadium in front of 38,000 spectators. For Gaëlle, it will be a great evening of football. “It’s the best team in the world and it’s the best public in France. The songs of the public, the groups for me, it’s all my life.”
The challenge of this meeting: a direct qualifying place for the Champions League. We deserve to play this competition, insists Gaëlle, who gives her prediction for this evening. “Against Marseille, for sure, they will win 3-0. Oh yes, I can feel it,” hopes the supporter. Kick-off will be launched at 9 p.m.