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Lens set to face Strasbourg with key lineup changes

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Last updated Aug 29, 2026

Lens set to face Strasbourg with key lineup changes

Summary

RC Lens prepares for a match against Strasbourg on August 29, 2026. Under coach Dino Toppmöller, Lens has begun the season strongly, with a win over Paris Saint-Germain and a 5-2 victory against AJ Auxerre. Toppmöller is expected to maintain the team's 3-4-3 formation, making one enforced change as Ruben Aguilar replaces the injured Saud Abdulhamid. Abdallah Sima is slated to start as the number nine, with Odsonne Édouard omitted from the matchday squad for personal reasons.

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By the Numbers

•Lens has won their first two matches this season.
•Aguilar will start in place of Abdulhamid due to injury.
•Sima will lead the attack with Édouard absent.
•Lens employs a 3-4-3 formation against Strasbourg.

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11:25 AMYahoo Sports — Lens predicted XI v Strasbourg: Dino Toppmöller’s winning formula sees one enforced change

What they're saying

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Life under Dino Toppmöller has got off to a bright start for RC Lens, with a win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Trophée des Champions followed up by beating ex-manager Will Still’s AJ Auxerre, 5-...
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