RC Lens to face Standard de Liège in closed-door friendly during international break

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·18 September 2026

RC Lens to face Standard de Liège in closed-door friendly during international break

According to L'Équipe, RC Lens will play a friendly against Standard de Liège on 2 October at La Gaillette, behind closed doors, to maintain rhythm during the international break. Standard are sixth in the Jupiler Pro League.

Lens slipped to a 1-2 defeat at Monaco on Friday and have four points from five Ligue 1 matches.

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New head coach Yannick Cahuzac plans to use the three-week pause to bed in his principles.

The game will be staged without players away on international duty, including Skoras, Ivanovic, Ganiou, Risser, Mesloub, Sima, Antonio, Sagnan and Bulatovic, among others.

Les Sang et Or resume by hosting OL at Bollaert on Friday 9 October at 20:45.

Source: L'Équipe

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