Racing Club de Lens approaches its return to the Champions League with great ambition.
21 years after its last participation, the Racing Club de Lens is back in the toughest of club competitions. The Sang et Or know their next opponents in the Champions League after the draw for the group stage, which took place this Thursday evening in Monaco.
Franck Haise’s men will play in Group B with Arsenal, Sevilla FC and PSV Eindhoven. A more homogeneous group than expected for a team that had been placed in hat 4. And as an awakening to glorious memories, the Lensois will find the Gunners of Arsenal, after signing a resounding success against the London team there is two decades.
The excitement is rising in Lens!
” It’s nice to already know who we’re going to play against, enthused Arnaud Pouille, general manager of RC Lens, on beIN Sports 1. The players stamp their feet, the supporters too. There is a small nod to history with Arsenal (with clashes in C1 in 1998-1999 then in C3 in 1999-2000). There are neighboring clubs, it’s cool for our supporters. Then Seville, 7 times winner of the Europa League, it’s a nice group frankly. It’s great, really“, concluded the leader.
