Lens were in Ligue 2 three years ago. Now they’re in the Champions League

Lens have stayed true to their mining heritage while booking a place in the Champions League for the first time in 20 yearsBy Raphaël Jucobin for Get French Football NewsAs he buried his first penalty of the season – for his 20th goal overall – there was only one way for Lens striker Loïs Openda to celebrate. The Belgian striker had just equalled Roger Boli’s record goal tally over a single campaign for the club and proceeded to mimic the Franco-Ivorian striker’