RC Lens dey host FC Nantes dis evening for matchday 33 of Ligue 1. Dis match fit officially send Sang et Or to Champions League next season. Racing Club de Lens get big game today. With Nantes visiting Bollaert, dem fit secure dia ticket to Champions League and second position. Simple: win against Nantes and dem don guarantee dia place for Europe top competition and finish second.
If dem draw, Lens go still qualify for Champions League because dem go get seven points lead over Lille, wey get only two matches remaining. But for second position, nothing go settle yet, and dem go wait for Lyon result on Sunday against Toulouse. If dem lose, Lens go depend on Lyon and Lille results. Remind you, direct qualification for Champions League no dey official yet but dey look very good: Lille get six points gap with two games left. Lille must win all dia matches and hope Lens lose. Plus, Lens get advantage of 12 goals in goal difference (+28 vs +16). So tings dey sweet.
Coach, wey dey 47 years, no dey hide am: e dey wary of Lyon, wey Lens go face on final day. E say: “Of course, whether na calendar, dia performances now, dese parameters make us consider say dem want absolutely to be inside top three. And I tink say if dem fit overtake us, dem no go hesitate, but na we suppose accelerate to keep dem at distance.” “By being masters of our destiny, we need win to leave dem behind us. And if we no do necessary work on Friday, we go wait for weekend matches. But generally, e better to rely on ourselves. I go say we no wait to lose or make mistakes to realize say mental aspect dey important for us. E be lever we dey use, meaning today, we dey recruit resources and put dem for players disposal,” e conclude.
Lens fit validate dia second place and Champions League ticket tonight against Nantes. Draw enough for podium, but Pierre Sage demand victory to finally push Lyon away. Sang et Or want remain masters of dia destiny.
RC Lens go miss Florian Thauvin and Allan Saint-Maximin dis Friday against Nantes. Dem dey rested because of small alert. Through our daily poll, we ask you on Wednesday which pair you prefer to replace dem. The Wesley Said–Abdallah Sima duo get your votes by far. Proof: result of your votes: Said-Sima: 64.31%, Others: 17.55%, Sima-Sotoca: 11.8%, Said-Sotoca: 6.34%. Dis Friday, time to give us your prediction for 8:45pm match: Win for RC Lens? Draw? Nantes win? Like after each match, dis poll go replace after final whistle to let you choose best Lens player until tomorrow 9am. If you want participate, find poll below our news feed on right side of homepage. If you want discuss, drop comment below by creating account.
For dis penultimate matchday, Vahid Halilhodzic men must win tonight against RC Lens, or else FC Nantes go officially demote to Ligue 2, even before Auxerre match on Sunday. No room for error at Bollaert against current second-placed team to still hope. If you no fit dey there, here how to follow dis Ligue 1 McDonald's matchday 33 encounter. On channels of Ligue 1+ broadcaster, available via subscription from 14.99 euros per month for two connections, 12-month commitment.
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