Already eliminated from the Champions League, RC Lens concluded its journey in C1 with a victory against Sevilla (2-1), Tuesday evening in Bollaert. And Franck Haise can boast of doing as well as Didier Deschamps.
RC Lens will have some regrets. The French vice-champions leave the Champions League with a victory against Sevilla (2-1), Tuesday in a burning Bollaert stadium. The Sang et Or thus won third place in their group to compete in the Europa League play-offs. Everything was decided during the double confrontation against PSV, with a draw at home (1-1) then a narrow defeat in Eindhoven (1-0).
The Lensois started with a bang by beating Arsenal (2-1), and Franck Haise thus becomes the first French coach to have gleaned seven points at home for his Champions League debut since Didier Deschamps in 2003. An anecdotal stat but fun for the 52-year-old technician. The Monegasques, future unfortunate finalists of the LDC against FC Porto (3-0), had only lost one match during the group stage, on the ground of… PSV.
RC Lens will know their Europa League play-off opponent next Monday. Brice Samba and his teammates will challenge a second group in the Europa League (which cannot be OM, Rennes or Toulouse), with a first leg at home on February 15, 2023 and a return away the following week .
🇫🇷 Franck Haise (Lens) becomes the first French coach to have taken 7 points in his first 3 home matches in @ChampionsLeague with a club of @Ligue1UberEats since Didier Deschamps with Monaco in 2003 (7). #RCLSEV
— Stats Football (@Statsdufoot) December 12, 2023
