Franck Haise, the Lens coach, confided his feelings after his team’s match at Sevilla FC on Wednesday (1-1): “We are going to take the point we deserved. We played a complete match. We had to respond first to this very strong start from Seville, and to the goal conceded. You have to show character, personality, and gradually, we gained confidence because we managed to do interesting things. Beyond the pleasure, I expected us to be up to the task, collectively, and I think we were.”
A result, and a point taken in the Champions League, which is not insignificant as the northern team is going through a very complicated start to the season in Ligue 1, without the slightest victory in five days. “It is important in the period we are in to have this character, to show that the Racing Club de Lens is still there, with its values, its DNA, and the quality of its game. What is certain is is that the quality of what the players have put in, proven, must be a goal that we must have in mind for the future. And it should also, if necessary, give the group a lot of confidence. Even if from Sunday (against Toulouse in Ligue 1), we reset the counters to zero.”