"In Lens to play Lille!" Lens by vichatherly

Lens Travel Guide: 7 reviews and 15 photos

It supposed to be Lille but ended up in Lens

Manchester United were drawn to play LOSC Lille Metropole in the Champions League. Unfortunately Lille decided that they could not play the game at their small stadium and so decided to switch the game to nearby Lens. As Lens is short trip from Calais, we decided to arrange for a coach trip just for the day, heading back after the game. Unfortunately this left no time to see the delights of Lens, other than the slag tips that we saw from the motorway.

LOSC Lille Metropole

Lens - Stade Felix Bollaert

My visit to Lens was for the UEFA Champions League First Group Stage, Group G Match.

Manchester United played LOSC Lille Metropole in the Stade Felix Bollaert on 31 October 2001. We drew 1-1.

LOSC Lille Metropole

Lens - Stade Felix Bollaert

My second to Lens was for the UEFA Champions League First Knockout Stage, First Leg.

Manchester United played LOSC Lille Metropole in the Stade Felix Bollaert on 20 February 2007. We won 1-0.

Pros and Cons

Pros:A short trip from Calais
Cons:Not too much to sightsee!
In a nutshell:Played Lille three times now and stayed in Lille only the once!

Last visit to Lens: Feb 2007
Intro Updated Feb 26, 2007
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Kettleman Mar 17, 2008 at 8:51 AM

Had a similar experience in 98/99 season when the Arsenal went their for the CL... Nasty walk through the woods the the new "world cup" car park with bricks raining on our heads!!