Lens will face the German team of Fribourg, currently 6th in the Bundesliga. Friborg finished 2nd in its Europa League group behind the English side West Ham, ahead of the Greek Olympiakos and the Serb Topola. The draw took place this Monday in Nyon, Switzerland, at the Maison du Football headquarters.
In its championship, Friborg is currently fighting for European places but is already 15 points behind Bayer Leverkusen. The club, coached by Christian Streich since December 2011lost 5 times in the Bundesliga, against Leipzig, Bayern, Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart.
Friborg has several internationals in its ranks: the French hopeful full-back, Sildillia, the German defender Ginter, the Hungarian striker Sallai, the Japanese Doan or even 2 Austrians, the center forward Gregoritsch and the defender Lienhart. The latter is also Lensois Danso’s number one competitor in the selection.
Lens avoided the Italians of Roma in this drawfinalist of the 2023 edition and the Portuguese Sporting who reached the quarter-finals last spring.
The first leg will be played in Lens on Thursday February 15. The return match is on February 22.
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