RC Lens prepares to host AJ Auxerre, after a dream season concluded by a Coupe de France victory. Dino Toppmöller, the Lens manager, has given a medical update on his team. "Odsonne Édouard is ready to return to the group", Toppmöller said. "We have a lot of confidence in him, he has a lot of experience but he must be ready to 100%". The German coach also mentioned the absences of Jonathan Gradit, Saud Abdulhamid and Ruben Aguilar. "Jonathan Gradit is continuing his process, he is fine. We have a lot of confidence in him, he has a lot of experience but he must be ready to 100%". RC Lens will host AJ Auxerre this Saturday afternoon for the first day of Ligue 1. After a dream season concluded by a Coupe de France victory, the Sang-et-or aim to do as well, if not better, than last year. RC Lens is currently 16th in Ligue 1, with 24 points, 5 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses in 29 matches. The Sang-et-or have also scored 23 goals and conceded 37, for a total of -14 goals.