To believe it was written.

Despite a draw to be redone after an incredible scenario, the Losc fell to Chelsea every time.

A mountain for the northern club, which had nevertheless taken the trouble to finish first in its group.

All this to take the reigning European champion, current 3rd in the Premier League and with an almost flawless workforce (Lukaku, Kanté, Jorginho, Thiago Silva, Azpilicueta, Mount, Mendy…).

Very very heavy which necessarily gives little hope on paper to the reigning French champions.

Even if Lille has absolutely nothing to lose, as recognized by Sylvain Armand, sports coordinator of Losc, happy with this beautiful poster.

On paper, you couldn't do worse than Chelsea, right?

We couldn't do worse.

We did everything to be first and try to have a more lenient draw.

But hey, it's a great poster for the players, the club, the supporters and the city.

We know that it will be complicated against the defending champion.

It's going to be a big poster for us, but football is all about exploits.

We will do our best to try to relive a historic moment.

Would you have preferred a more affordable opponent?

In the round of 16, we knew that all the games were going to be difficult, but taking Chelsea is the Holy Grail.

It is a very prestigious poster.

Personally, I'm not unhappy to take them, being honest.

Isn't it a good thing to approach this match without pressure?

We know very well that we are far from being the favorites.

Everyone sees us already eliminated before the first game.

It will take some pressure off us, and make the players let go as they did in our last three games in the Champions League.

We will have nothing to lose.

This is the kind of match made to create the feat.

Do you think it's playable?

Yes, I think it's playable. We have experienced players like Renato (Sanches), Burak (Yilmaz), José (Fonte).

It's a good game to play.

I believe in the feat and I hope that all the people of Lille believe in it, otherwise, there is no point in playing these two games.

When you are a competitor, you ask to play this kind of match.

The players will therefore get in tune, and I hope that the stadium will be full for this beautiful poster.

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