00:00He had never achieved anything like his players are achieving in the French Cup or anywhere in the game but
00:06he was once a goalkeeper at lower league level and participated in a remarkable penalty shootout victory in one of
00:13the early rounds of the French Cup, this is more than two decades ago now, Serge is 47, he was
00:18appointed by Lens last June and his first full season as a coach at senior level ends with him leading
00:28Lens to second place.
00:30Against all the odds behind Paris Saint-Germain and winning the French Cup for the first time, remember previously he
00:35was very impressive in charge of Olympique Lyonnais for a bit more than a year, he took over in late
00:402023 when they looked to be dead certs for relegation, he completely turned things around in that 2023-24 campaign
00:49to the extent that Lyon ended up qualifying for Europe and getting to the final of this competition, losing narrowly
00:55to PSG and then fairly decent.
01:00First half of last season was not enough to prevent him being fired by John Texter in January last year
01:06but he bounced back at Lens, he's overseen the building of a superb new team under Jean-Louis Leca, the
01:16sporting director who is hugging Florian Tobin there, Tobin is marquee signing.
01:27Seven of the starters for Lens this evening for new signings over the course of this season including Alain Saint
01:33-Maximin who arrived in January.
01:36One of those who came off the bench as well, Abdallah Sima, was a new arrival too.
01:43It's a new loss team and a couple of more experienced players will be on their way.
01:48Wesley Said, 12 goals in this campaign, his most prolific ever season in the top flight to French football, the
01:56French forward is heading off to play in Qatar when his contract expires, a lucrative deal there with Al-Chamal,
02:04the captain Adrian Thomasson is on his way out as well, there'll be more changes at Lens but they've got
02:10the Champions League to look forward to, exciting times for them.
02:13And now, gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, thank you Mr. Barcelone, the Viennars and of course, Mr.自分 of the club.
02:36His name is ____.
02:46so the match officials coming up to collect their medals in recognition of their efforts tonight
03:03Cheryl Brissard was the man in the middle
03:16French president Emmanuel Macron amongst those handing out the medals Philippe Diallo the president of the French Football Federation is
03:23there Joseph O'Gourlion the president of Lens is with the dignitaries too
03:41the president of France, thank you for joining us for more, the formidable corps of Cephia, the president of France,
03:48Philippe Diallo
04:38and the runners-up
04:40will now come up to collect the runners-up medals Nice
04:45another losing french cup final for them for Puel
04:49he won a league title with Monaco early in his managerial career he was a
04:54emblematic Monaco player for so many years
04:58he's had significant achievements as a coach but not much joy in terms of
05:03trying to win cup competitions he lost an english league cup final with
05:06Southampton in 2017 and this is the second time he's lost the Coupe de France
05:12final having come in as nice coach midway through this campaign on a rescue
05:16mission they've won just two of their last 24 league games remember and what is
05:22left for them now is to try and save their skins by winning a relegation
05:28playoff against Saint Etienne first leg to come in Saint Etienne on Tuesday and the
05:35second leg at home behind closed doors next Friday
05:50these players Ali Abdi came off the bench we'll see him at the world cup with Tunisia
05:57Mendy
05:57Mendy
06:03Mendy
06:03the defender he'll be heading to the world cup with Senegal
06:06the football
06:15Danci 42 years old
06:17he's played in the world cup before with Brazil but he's at the end of his playing career now
06:38Let's go.
07:02Goalkeeper left on the bench, Kojo Pippera up on there as well, I can't, eh?
07:07Most of the Nice fans have already departed, though.
07:10Off into the night here in Saint-Denis, just outside Paris.
07:41And so the lost players will now come up to collect their medals,
07:41and then they will get the trophy and head down onto the podium.
07:42And they will head down onto the podium.
07:44And so the lost players will now come up to collect their medals,
07:49and then they will get the trophy.
07:50And they will head down onto the podium on the pitch to celebrate.
07:57See on the right, Josef O'Gourlion applauding the financier,
08:02the last president.
08:14In that line of dignitaries, too, is Gervais Martel, who had a long, long stint as president for the first
08:24part of 30 years.
08:26He's from the Pas-de-Calais region in the north of the country.
08:29He was the president when they won the league title for the only time in the history in 1998.
08:36That was the last time they got to the final of this competition.
08:40He was there when they won the Coupe de la Ligue the following year in the last major trophy.
08:47The Queen of the Champions League runs to Didier Deschamps, the France coach.
08:54He didn't select Florian Tovan for his World Cup squad.
08:57Florian Tovan was, by all accounts, deeply disappointed at that, understandably,
09:02but great for him to finish this memorable season on such a high.
09:20Here's the Piaçage, the architect.
09:23www.piaçage.erlion.org
09:30.
09:50Celebrations for all these players.
09:52Robert Rieser, what a campaign for him.
09:53The young goalkeeper,
09:54along with the veteran president Gervais Martel.
10:00He's now in his early 70s.
10:11This club which grew out of the mining communities
10:14of Lens and the surrounding area.
10:18It's a town which built its wealth initially on the coal mines.
10:23Immigrant communities which came to Lens,
10:26notably the Polish community to work in the mines.
10:29Of course, the coal mines in the second half of the 20th century
10:33shut down, and Lens is a very different place these days.
10:36They have a branch of the Louvre in Lens,
10:40a short walk away from the Stade Bollard,
10:42which dominates the town famously.
10:45You can fit the entire population of the town of Lens
10:48into the Stade Bollard, and there'll still be some empty seats.
10:51They've come from all around the region, all around France,
10:54I imagine, tonight, in the Lens Colors.
10:58We need to drink this in.
11:00The одну is the world, the absolute world.
11:08Come on.
11:11Let's go.
11:45And Adrien Thomasson gets the cup for the French president Emmanuel Macron, the lance captain, who is set to leave
11:54the club after this season. He's been a great servant in the last few years.
12:00Joseph Goulion, the president, gets a hold of the trophy. They've never won this before.
12:09Gervais Martel, the former president, Jean-Louis Leca, the sporting director, the ex-goalkeeper, who wanted to join in the
12:20celebrations.
12:21But this is all about the players. And Adrien Thomasson, the skipper will head down pitch side to lift the
12:31trophy.
12:44Dazzling feet of Alain Sammaxima. He's played a big part in the second half of this season.
12:58Saoud Abdul Hamid, the Saudi Arabian international. We can expect to see him at the World Cup.
13:03Saudi Arabia notably in a group of Spain.
13:07He's on loan from Roma. He's been very impressive.
13:09He's made that right wing-back birth his own in the second half of the season.
13:12Mathieu Udall, the left wing-back, has been an absolute standout.
13:18Joined from FC Mets, head of this campaign. He's got the hard hat on.
13:35Joined from FC Mets, head of this campaign.
13:52Joined from FC Mets, head of this campaign to the France under-21 set-up, 21-years-old.
14:03Montenegrin, Andrea Bulatovic, not getting a run-out this evening but contributed a couple of goals on the run to
14:13the final.
14:13Montenegrin, Andrea Bulatovic, the SuperSup.
14:18Montenegrin, the superSup.
14:19Montenegrin, the clinching goal this evening.
14:28Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:29Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:32Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:34Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:35Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:37Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:39Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:40Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:44Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:46Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:47Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:49Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:50Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:50Montenegrin, the SuperSup.
14:55Amadou Aydara for the January signing, a former winner of the German DFB Pokal and RB Leipzig.
15:01He now is a French cup winner's medal too.
15:06Ryan Fofana, the young striker, he's played his part this season.
15:11Scored in the very first tie on this cup running as Fini Oudnoir of the fourth tier in the depth
15:18of winter in December.
15:21Kylian Antonio, another youngster, very impressive.
15:37The goalkeeper who's on his way to the World Cup very soon.
15:49New call up to the France squad.
15:52Ruben Aguilar didn't get on the field this evening but a key player for L'Anse over the course of
15:56the campaign.
15:58And it's third time lucky for him because he was in the Ouxerre team, beat by PSG in the 2015
16:04final.
16:05Also in the Monaco team, beat by PSG in 2021.
16:12Malencar from Nice, began his career in Nice as a raw teenager and a French cup winner against Nice this
16:20evening.
16:31Mathieu Gorgelin, got a run out in goal for L'Anse last weekend against his All-Club Lyon.
16:40Brought in as a backup keeper in this campaign.
16:50Artur Masuaku, another January addition to bolster the squad.
16:57Artur playing in England, of course, a long spell abroad for him.
17:00L'Enfair of the general, the final baptizer, Wester!
17:05Leslie Saeed who is on his way out of L'Anse at the end of the season to play in
17:08Qatar.
17:13Good way for him to sign off.
17:2135-year-old Florian Sotoka, who's a partner L'Anse team that won promotion back to the top flight in
17:272020.
17:28He's remained a key part of the squad since then.
17:31These days a bit part player as a substitute, really.
17:34He is a cup winner as well on the field in the second half as they got the job done
17:38tonight.
17:51We're going to see Jonathan Gradit.
17:53It's an emotional night for him, the defender, whose season was cut short by a horrible broken leg.
18:02Only played ten games.
18:05Now age 33.
18:09Hasn't played since November.
18:14Still part of this squad and great to see him out of the field and management team there as well.
18:22Pierre Sage, the victor with his assistant Jamal Alioui.
18:28Alioui.
18:41Remarkable job that he has done with his management team.
18:52And together they will go and raise the trophy aloft.
19:19And the current president, Josep Orgolion.
19:22And the ex-president, Gervais Martel.
19:24Alongside the team.
19:25Alongside him a link to the proud pass to this club.
19:32Alongside him a link to the proud pass to this club.
19:42All going to be there.
19:43And the management team, the directors, to share in this moment lifting the trophy.
19:50Adrian Thomasson, the captain.
19:55He's going to carry the cup.
19:57L'Anse have never won it before.
19:59Tonight is there now.
20:00Adrian Thomasson who won the Coupe de la Ligue in Strasbourg a few years back.
20:04Now a winner of the Coupe de France with Racing Club de L'Anse.
20:10He grew up in the foothills of the Alps.
20:11He used to go to football training on his skis.
20:14Once upon a time, Adrian Thomasson has gone on to be a cult hero.
20:18In the very different surroundings of Northern France with L'Anse.
20:34L'Anse are the winners of the French Cup in 2026.
20:39For the first time in their history.
20:52«Leonapheth points in their capital of 2020»
20:55«We are the champions, we are the champions, we are the champions, we are the champions, we are the champions.
21:04Bouton but who come, this, we are the champions.
21:38Oh
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