Lens match at Slavia Prague unavailable on Canal+

Lens supporters will need access to Canal+ Foot or the MyCanal streaming platform to watch the club’s Champions League return against Slavia Prague. The match will not be carried by Canal+’s main premium channel, despite the group retaining the television rights to European competitions.

The fixture is scheduled for Thursday evening in the Czech Republic, with kick-off listed at 20:45. Canal+ Foot is set to provide the broadcast from 21:00, creating a one-hour difference between the advertised start of the match and the channel’s stated coverage time.

The game marks Lens’s fourth appearance in the Champions League. That place was secured after a standout previous season in which the club finished second behind Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 and won the Coupe de France.

The return to Europe comes as Lens look to respond to two successive Ligue 1 defeats. The trip to Slavia therefore provides an immediate test for the French club as it begins its campaign in the continent’s leading competition, while viewers will have to use Canal+ Foot or MyCanal rather than the group’s principal channel.