After an entry victory in the Champions League against Slavia Prague (2-3), in the Czech Republic, RC Lens – which has since changed coach with the ousting of Dino Toppmöller and the induction of Yannick Cahuzac – lost in its Bollaert lair against Sporting (0-2) on Tuesday. The Sang et Or were unable to react to the goals of Luis Suarez (22nd) and Issa Doumbia (74th).
The Lensois are making one of the bad operations of the European recovery. According to the projections of Football meets dataSporting now enters the top 8 of the ranking of the first phase when the RCL leaves the top 24 qualifying for the knockout phase (the first 8 are directly qualified in the round of 16, the teams from 9th to 24th place compete in the play-offs).
The hardest part is yet to come for RC Lens
The Artesian club is relegated to 26th position behind Fenerbahçe and AEK, now projected to 23rd and 24th positions. For Florian Thauvin and his teammates, it will therefore be necessary to react next week in Belgium against Club Bruges, a “direct competitor” for the top 24, before shocks against Como and Leipzig and above all a terrible final against two big names from England, Manchester City at Bollaert then Liverpool at Anfield, in November.
Losc, who suffered a second defeat on Tuesday evening at Arsenal (3-0), are only 29th in the ranking projected by
Football meets data. The Mastiffs must launch their European campaign when they host Galatasaray next week, before a distant trip to Norway to face Bodo/Glimt. A huge shock against Bayern is scheduled for November 25 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
