LENS: Lens' Champions League clash with Arsenal on Tuesday will see the French side come full circle in the season that marks their return to Europe's...
Football - Ligue 1 - Stade Rennes v RC Lens - Roazhon Park, Rennes, France - April 1, 2023 RC Lens fans wave flags and display a banner during the match. REUTERSPIX: Lens' Champions League clash with Arsenal on Tuesday will see the French side come full circle in the season that marks their return to Europe's elite club competition after two decades away.
In November that year, having already held the Arsenal of Patrick Vieira, Dennis Bergkamp, Nicolas Anelka and Marc Overmars at home, they travelled to London to play Arsene Wenger's side at Wembley. “They were one of the best two or three teams in Europe at the time. It was like playing against Real Madrid or Barcelona, a team full of internationals.Spell in the doldrums
Lens did have one other crack at the Champions League in 2002/03, beating AC Milan and drawing with Bayern Munich. It is a world away from the glamour of Paris, the other French city hosting Champions League football this season. Lens improved steadily until charging to a remarkable second-place finish last season, when they took the title race with Paris Saint-Germain down to the penultimate game despite operating on a budget less than 10 percent that of the Qatar-backed giants.
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