This Thursday, the RC Lens overcame Lorient in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. It took the penalty shootout to snatch qualification from the side Sang et Or (1-1, 2 tab 4).
Now the Hake obstacle passed, the RC Lens will quickly turn to the championship with a trip to Lyon this Sunday. Regarding the Coupe de France, it will be a trip to Nantes on Wednesday March 1 in the quarter-finals.
After the meeting, Franck Haise spoke about this match against Lorient and is already looking to the future and a great adventure in the Cup in the columns of Figaro : « We had a good first half where we should have scored the second goal in a few situations but Lorient pushed harder in the second half. After the equalizer, we had to switch to the shots on goal, not stay on the 90-95 minutes of play. The players did it very well (…). We did Brest away from home, we just did Lorient, we will go to Nantes… (Match behind closed doors) It’s obviously a shame for Nantes but it’s a shame for football of course. We would have liked to receive too but if we continue the course, we will have another chance. Ambition does not diminish, from the beginning we tell ourselves that everything is possible. The fact of never having won it is not an additional motivation, the Coupe de France is an important motivation on its own. It’s a magnificent trophy, and emotions to live ».