Paris (AFP)

With a successful start to the championship, Lens and Lorient rub shoulders with two former residents of the elite, the relegated Guingamp and Caen, on a second day of Ligue 2 they enter the pack.

The atmosphere promises to be hot in Bollaert Saturday afternoon (16H30): Lens finds his faithful audience to try to stay in the top of the basket, facing a Breton opponent braked entry by Grenoble (3-3) the last weekend.

The Sang et Or have managed to overthrow Le Mans, after the opening of the score of the promoted (2-1), a scenario with the happy outcome but which must push the ambitious club north to do better.

Private membership of Dijon at the barrages two months ago, Lens has strongly renewed its workforce in the offseason, with the arrival in particular of the experienced defensive midfielder Yannick Cahuzac (34 years). The team is still looking for its bearings, a situation that Guingamp will seek to exploit.

For its part, the En-Avant has certainly lost headliners like Marcus Thuram, Nicolas Benezet and Marcus Coco, but he still has in his ranks sure values ​​like Lucas Deaux, Ludovic Blas or Nolan Roux, trained in RC Lens.

The other poster of the second day opposes Monday evening (20:45) Caen, another relegated L1, Lorient, who also hopes to find the elite at the end of the season after having left in the summer of 2017.

Sochaux's empty income (0-0) last week, the Normans welcome a team from Lorient on a cloud after his perfect debut against Paris FC (3-0).

Among the other meetings on the program, Le Havre receives Niort, Clermont moves to Troyes and Valenciennes is measured in Nancy in the North.

Program of the 2nd day of Ligue 2:

Friday, August 2nd:

(8:00 pm) Auxerre - Le Mans

Châteauroux - Rodez

Grenoble - Ajaccio

Le Havre - Niort

Orléans - Chambly

Paris FC - Sochaux

Troyes - Clermont

Valenciennes - Nancy

Saturday, August 3:

(16h30) Lens - Guingamp

Monday August 5th:

(8:45 pm) Caen - Lorient

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