RC Lens’ iconic Stade Bollaert-Delelis hosts Premier League high-flyers Arsenal for its long-awaited return to Champions League football on Tuesday, 25 years after the Sang et Or (Blood and Gold) scored a famous win over the Gunners at Wembley.
Nestled in between the old slag heaps of northern France, now a UNESCO world heritage site, the 38,000-capacity stadium famously has more seats than the entire population of Lens. And for the 30th consecutive match, the local favourites will play to a full house when they take on Arsenal in their second group clash.
