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RC Lens Faces Ticket Selling Ban for Upcoming UEFA Matches
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RC Lens has been prohibited from selling tickets to their fans for the next two UEFA Champions League matches, as confirmed by UEFA. This restriction will prevent supporters of Yannick Cahuzac’s team, known as Les Sang et Or, from attending games at Leipzig’s Red Bull Arena on November 24 and at Liverpool’s Anfield on January 27. The decision follows an incident where Lens fans ignited flares and even threw them at Club Brugge supporters during last week’s 3-0 away defeat in Matchday 3 of the competition.
The Ligue 1 club was already on probation due to prior incidents involving fireworks at their Matchday 1 away victory over Slavia Prague. Additionally, RC Lens faced a fine of €80,000 for the “lighting and throwing of pyrotechnics as well as for acts of damage.”
Furthermore, reports from L’Equipe indicate that Lens executives, frustrated by the actions of their supporters, have decided to withhold ticket sales for the upcoming Derby du Nord, scheduled at Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
