Bollaert had been waiting for this for eleven years! For the first time since 2010, a North derby between Lens and Lille will be sold out in the mythical Lensoise enclosure. The atmosphere is likely to be magnificent on the part of Lensois supporters who have dreamed of bringing down the Lille rival for fifteen years. To break the curse, Racing, undefeated since the start of the season, thinks they are finally up to sport in terms of a defending French champion struggling in Ligue 1 (12th). But a derby is a separate game. And the two spankings received by Lens last season behind closed doors (0-3; 0-4) prove that the Losc is never as dangerous as when it is not expected.
“To vibrate with us in front of this derby from the North, come over here at 4:45 p.m., with a kick-off at 5:00 p.m.…