Metz-Lens, composition: a big surprise in 11 Lensois

Seventh in Ligue 1, Racing Club de Lens no longer has many wildcards. The Artesian club must make a series to get back into this final sprint, with one goal in mind: to win a European place. But the Champions League has moved considerably further away. It is in this context that the Lensois challenge FC Metz at the opening of this 29th day of Ligue 1.

“ The players who worked the next morning in Le Havre, we had a session of 14 or 16, with those who played little or not and a few players from the reserve, explained Franck Haise. I told myself it wouldn't be an easy session. It was a really good quality session on Sunday morning. When we all met on Tuesday for our big session on D-3, it had been a long time since we had a session where all 21 players and goalkeepers were in unison for a quality session. When I see that, I am reassured, if I needed reassurance. I am convinced that my group is giving itself the means to be the best possible. Then, we are a little irregular. It's been a good week and I hope it will be good until Friday evening. »

Lens with its frames

With which starting eleven will the Lensois present themselves in Lorraine? Uncertainty looms for the Sang et Or attack, and not the least since Elye Wahi, who was rather to his advantage in recent weeks, was still uncertain on Thursday. In the event of the last minute absence of the international Espoir, it is Wesley Saïd who would take his place on the front of the attack.

For the rest, Franck Haise should be able to count on all his friends. Sotoca is expected, as is Pereira da Costa. Aguilar and Frankowski are expected to start as pistons on the sides, while the tandem Abdul Samed – El Aynaoui holds its own in the midfield. The Gradit-Danso-Medina trio will once again make up the three-way defense.

The expected composition for Lens : Samba – Gradit, Danso, Medina – Aguilar, Abdul Samed, El Aynaoui, Frankowski – Pereira da Costa – Sotoca, Wahi