Tips:
Nothing resists the Havre at the beginning of the exercise. Convincing at Tours (0-3) on the first day of Ligue 2, the Normans confirmed their great form by torpedoing Auxerre (4-1) at the Océane stadium. In the lead of the championship, the men of Oswald Tanchot serenely approach this first round of the Coupe de la Ligue. Unable to cross more than two rounds in the competition since 2010, the HAC would be well combined a major season in the championship with an epic in one of the two national cups. Les Havrais will already have to pass this first round against Nîmes. A club capable of the best and the worst, like its first two days. Beaten by Reims at home (0-1) at the end of an insipid match on the first day of L2, the Crocos then went on to win the RCL (1-2). Stopped entry LeagueCup in the last three years, will the Southerners give themselves the means to go to seek the qualification in Le Havre?
Lens has missed everything since the recovery. Passed by the climb at the end of fiscal year 2016/2017, the Blood and Gold have resumed with two defeats in as many games. A start already disturbing for the current budget better Ligue 2. The return of the League Cup is a good way for the RCL to launch definitively its season. It is Ajaccio who presents himself to Bollaert. After a solid draw in Niort (0-0) at the opening of the championship, the Corses have just offered themselves the scalp of Stade Brestois, confirming their ambitions to quickly find the elite. Beaten 3-6 in front of their audience by Lens last April, the men of Olivier Pantaloni have a small revenge to take. Lens will have to clearly show something else than his first two outings to join the second round of the competition.
Match Details:
Coupe de la Ligue
8 August, Sunday
