Lens vs. Reims - prediction, team news, lineups

Lens manager Will Still will welcome his old club Reims to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the opening Ligue 1 fixture of the weekend this Friday night. The Blood and Gold are still hopeful of breaking into the European places following a recent resurgence, while Reims are seeking to avoid relegation before having a shot at cup glory, and subsequent potential European qualification of their own. Just as it seemed that Lens' hopes of qualifying for Europa for a third year running were gone, Still's men have given themselves a fighting chance heading into the final six games of the season. Four straight Ligue 1 defeats looked like it had killed off any hopes of finishing inside the top seven, but Lens have roared back with three wins in their last four games to move back into contention. All three of those victories came via a 1-0 scoreline, away to Marseille, and here at the Bollaert-Delelis against Rennes and Saint-Etienne, and that is the same number of wins they had managed across the 10 games prior. The hos