The view from France

Lille's light burning brighter

July 17, 2012
By Paul Marshall
(Archive)
Lille began their pre-season round of friendlies with a win in Le Havre last Thursday. It was supposed to be Rangers playing on the Normandy coast to inaugurate the new Stade Oceane, which has been christened 'a mini Allianz Arena' by the French press. The Glasgow club's fall from grace from the days when they used to compete with European heavyweights like Bayern Munich has been steep; Lille are a team heading in the opposite direction.

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