Lens Found Their First Pass Out in Sotoca
Florian Sotoca's first start gave Lens more than a goal against Lyon. His back-to-goal work turned direct passes into possessions that Florian Thauvin and the wing-backs could join.
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Lens Found Their First Pass Out in Sotoca
Florian Sotoca's first start gave Lens more than a goal against Lyon. His back-to-goal work turned direct passes into possessions that Florian Thauvin and the wing-backs could join.
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Lens opened Ligue 1 with five goals under Dino Toppmöller, but two penalties, a red card and defensive transition problems make Strasbourg the clearer test.
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Ligue 1 · French Ligue 1
Racing Club de Lens (commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens), is a French football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or (blood and gold), comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbours…
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- Lens, France
- Stadium
- Stade Bollaert-Delelis
- Founded
- 1906
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French Ligue 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Monaco | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
3 Paris FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
2 Lyon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
4 Lille | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
5 Rennes | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
6 Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
8 Angers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
9 Strasbourg | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7Lens | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
11 Auxerre | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
10 Le Mans | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
12 Brest | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
13 Lorient | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
14 Toulouse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
15 Nice | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
16 Troyes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
17 Marseille | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
18 Le Havre | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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- Opened
- 1933
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The Stade Bollaert-Delelis (French pronunciation: ) is the main football stadium in Lens, France, that was built in 1933. It is the home of RC Lens. The stadium's capacity is 38,223 – about 7,000 more than the city's population. The stadium was originally named after Félix Bollaert, a director of Compagnie des Mines de Lens who was anxious to promote the development of sports clubs in the city. Construction began...
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