Julien Stéphan : « I can see that the group is not letting up »

« It's the first time we've managed to turn a game on its head. I think we were particularly unfortunate to go in at half-time at 1-2. We put twenty-six balls into our opponents' box and only conceded one. The first half was good, with good movement and control, but we lacked a bit of aggression in the box to finish certain things off. The goal was certainly avoidable but I can see that the group is not giving up. The new players made an impact and that's a very good thing. I really liked the way we scored the third goal, very vertical, with a lot of pace and commitment. It's very good, not everything was perfect but we had to do what Lens didn't do here, so well done to the players. They showed some interesting mental virtues, which we need to show at the end of the season. We're still alive, although not up to our initial expectations, it's true, but we would have signed straight away three months ago if we'd been told we'd still be playing in Europe with two games to go. We won't have all our weapons against Lens, with Martin Terrier and Azor Matusiwa suspended, but the squad will be highly motivated for the last home game of the season. »