Two trophies in three months and a place among the 11 in Lens

Andrija Bulatović played in the second half of the Super Cup win against PSG, but coach Topmeler has no doubt that our midfielder deserves a place in the starting lineup.

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Bulatović with the French Cup and Super Cup trophies, Photo: Private archive
Bulatović with the French Cup and Super Cup trophies, Photo: Private archive
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Lens was led by the 1998 World Cup in France To Ante Drobnjak, became champion for the first time, a year later they won the League Cup and for a long time those were the only two trophies of this club.

Everything changed this year, in just three months the club from the “Bolears” won the same number of trophies as in its entire history - in May, they celebrated a triumph in the Cup in the north of France, and the previous night in the Super Cup, against the best European team, Paris Saint-Germain (1:0).

Our signature was also put on winning both trophies. Andrija Bulatović - he may not have played in the Cup final, but he helped Lens reach the cup match with his goals, while in the Super Cup he entered in the second half and was one of the best on the pitch.

- Bulatović deserved to be in the starting lineup against Paris Saint-Germain because he had very good performances in pre-season matches - he said Dino Topmeler, the new coach of the "red and yellow".

The media in France singled out the moment in the 86th minute when the Montenegrin midfielder took the ball away from one of the best midfielders in the world. Viticulture and started a great action by Lance, which almost ended in a 2:0 goal.

- I spoke to him and he understood that we needed a different player profile for this match - added the German expert.

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The most trophies in history have been won by Lens - they were champions in 1998, a year later they triumphed in the League Cup, and this year they reached the Cup and Super Cup. They are one of seven clubs in France to have won all domestic trophies.

During the three months between the two trophies, a lot has changed in the Lens midfield - the captain has left Adrien b(Clean) in Mamadu Sangare (Brentford), but the club is convinced that the midfield is not weaker now.

- If we remember the beginning of last season, Sangare was unknown then, as was Bulatović and Fuck Sila"We now have four of them in midfield and I wouldn't say we're in a worse position than last year," he explained. Jean Louis Leca, sports director of Lance.

In what is perhaps the most physically demanding championship, Ligue 1, our pearl has already logged a lot of minutes, after arriving in Lens from Buducnost last summer.

photo: Andrija Bulatović/Instagram

- Now Andrija has years of experience behind him, and there are also Amadou Hajdara, Jasin Titraui i Michelle Cusance - added Leka for the "Liga 1+" channel.

The season, which will only bring the real excitement with the Champions League, could not have started better for Lens. The club may have won only four trophies in its 120-year history, but with its triumph over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday night, it entered the select group of those who have won every domestic trophy in France.

Apart from Lens, only six other clubs have achieved such a feat - Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, Bordeaux, Monaco, Lyon and Saint-Etienne.

Lens opens the new Ligue 1 season on Saturday against Auxerre, and from September the Champions League anthem will be played at the Bolear.

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