With a team already well-oiled, Racing Club de Lens will measure itself against Olympique Lyonnais to gauge its strengths and areas for improvement, this Sunday (8:45 p.m.). A match that Will Still approaches with great ambition.
“It’s going to be a big, big game, announced the Lens coach. It’s a club that has invested a hundred million euros. The number of individual talents is impressive. We will have a better Lyon. The start of the season is logical because it is complicated to integrate a lot of players quickly. We could see that in the last match, there was a change of system, that they adapted to the opponent. They did a lot of good things. We are warned. It will be the big match on Sunday evening under the spotlights at Bollaert. It will be good.
A defense in search of benchmarks
With which starting eleven? While Kevin Danso’s health is questionable, Lens should keep its 3-4-1-2 system. Khusanov should numerically replace Danso in the three-man defense alongside the inevitable Gradit and Medina.
In midfield, Diouf and Thomasson are expected to start, while Frankowski and Machado should take on their usual role as super pistons on the wings. Sotoca should support Said up front, with Pereira da Costa as playmaker.
The expected line-up for Lens : Samba – Gradit, Khusanov, Medina – Frankovski, Diouf, Thomasson, Machado – Pereira da Costa – Sotoca, Saïd.
