Lille-Lens is a match valid for the 27th day of Ligue 1 and is played on Friday at 9 pm: statistics, likely lineups, live TV and predictions.
It will be a hotter-than-usual derby du Nord that opens the 27th day of Ligue 1, the first after the last break of the season due to national team commitments. The two historic rivals – these are, after all, two cities separated by a handful of kilometers – are in the thick of the fight for a place in the next Champions League and at the moment only a point divides them. Ahead is Paulo Fonseca’s Lille at 43, which is not far behind even the two teams ahead of it, Brest and Monaco.
The Dogues have lost ground in the last two days, also “distracted” by the Conference League. In the cup, Lille led the way – in two weeks they will face Aston Villa in a fascinating quarterfinal – and consequently dropped a few points in the league, while still maintaining fourth place (which as of this year guarantees a pass to the Champions preliminaries). Fonseca’s men, we said, picked up only two points against Rennes and Brest (2-2 and 1-1) and have not won in about a month. Lens, on the other hand, managed to get a season that had started badly back on its feet and today is sixth, ready to give those in front of them a run for their money. The team led by Franck Haise lacks the const
