Goals Ante Drobnjak they took Lens in 1998 where the club from the north of France had never been before and never since - to the only championship crown in history.
After that, the red and yellow team was not often the leader of League 1 during the season, to be exact, the last time they were at the top was in 2004, in August at the start of the season, and then they had to wait 21 years.
The team whose colors our talented midfielder plays for Andrija Bulatović It surprised all of France, and even the world, because, alongside European champions Paris Saint-Germain and the increasingly strong Marseille, it is in the leading position of Ligue 1 after 14 rounds.
The miracle from "Bolear" is due to Pierre Sage, a specialist who arrived at the club in June, and who began 2025 by being fired by Lyon.
- Transformed by Saž and his smart scouting, Lens is the unexpected leader of a reversed Ligue 1. The club that finished eighth last season, with changes at all levels, is today the leader of the championship - wrote "L'Equipe" after Lens took advantage of PSG and Marseille's blunders with a victory over Angers.
Until just a few years ago, Lens was in Ligue 2, returning in the 2020/2021 season when "hated" local rival Lille was the champion, and then slowly began to build a club that would no longer have to fear the ghosts of the second league.
Since then, the "red-yellows" have been mostly in the upper part of the table, two years ago they became vice-champions of France, and in the meantime they have "launched" several talents to strong European clubs - such as Luja Opened (Juventus), Abdukodira Husanova (Manchester City), Kevin Dance (Tottenham), Nila the Ajnauija (Roma) and Andija Diufa (Inter).
The last two left this summer, but Saž knew that even without them he could put together a great team, led by Fliorijan Tovan, former master of Marseilles and Newcastle.
Alongside him, the defense is commanded by a great talent. Samson Baidu, in the middle experienced Adrienne Thomason, in attack Vesli said i Odson Edouard... Although he did not appear in the last two matches, Bulatović is slowly gaining minutes in his first season in Lens.
The Montenegro international played about thirty minutes against Monaco and Lorient before the last break, and also registered one assist.
Lens is at the top, and there are still few who believe that they could reach the throne alongside the mighty PSG, but...
"This team is unbeatable, why shouldn't they be champions?" he asked. Gerve Martel, the club's first man from the 1998 championship.
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