RC Lens wakes up: Europe remains in focus, despite doubts

Brest, the renewed hope for Will Still. After a brilliant victory, RC Lens coach did not give up the idea of an ambitious end of the season, especially European. “I always believed in Europe, even after the bad matches and criticisms, often justified. Now we have to convert our successes outside into victories in Bollaert. We haven’t won enough at home, but we’re moving forward,” he said. In contrast to what he had said three weeks earlier, when he admitted: “If we’re honest, it’s been a long time since I stopped talking about Europe.”

Saïd celebrates her 30th birthday in beauty

The striker, who scored the decisive goal in Brest, celebrated his 30th anniversary unexpectedly: “I celebrated my 30th birthday yesterday, and today I score a goal in seconds, which sealed the victory. I’m really happy.” Saïd hopes that the RC Lens team will be able to reproduce Brest’s performance on its next four appointments: reception of Auxerre, trips to Lyon and Toulouse, and finally the final match at home against Monaco.

El Aynaoui highlights the reaction and unity of the group

A scorer for the fifth time of the season despite ten missed games, El Aynaoui praised his team’s reaction after the defeat in Bollaert against Reims: “We knew it would be difficult to win Francis-Le Blé. I don’t think many teams came here to win 3-1. We can be proud, we have shown character.” He also stressed the importance of group unity: “The penalty transformed just before half-time? A key moment according to him, but it was above all our solidarity that made the difference: ‘This goal just before half-time, I think it hurt them. But what really mattered was our solidarity. We played together, and that’s what brought us.”