Champions League: "We will take the point we deserved," says Franck Haise

Franck Haise, the coach of Lens, confided his feeling after the match of his team on the field of FC Sevilla Wednesday (1-1): "We will take the point we deserved. We played a complete game. We had to respond first to this very strong start of Sevilla, and the goal conceded. You have to show character, personality, and as we went along, we had confidence because we managed to do interesting things. Beyond the fun, I expected us to be up to it, collectively, and I think we were.

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A result, and a point taken in the Champions League, which is not negligible while the northern formation is going through a start of the season oh so complicated in Ligue 1, without any victory in five days. "It's important in the period where we are to have this character, to show that Racing Club de Lens is still there, with its values, its DNA, and the quality of its game. What is certain is that the quality of what the players have put in, have proved, it must be a goal that we must have in mind for the future. And it must also, if necessary, give a lot of confidence to the group. Even if on Sunday (against Toulouse in Ligue 1), we reset the counters.