Lens Faces Auxerre in Ligue 1 Opener
Listen to the story
Lens will play Auxerre on 22 August 2026.
This is a Ligue 1 football match. Ligue 1 is the top football league in France.
The match is the first game of the new season. It is called matchday one.
Lens won the Trophée des Champions before this match. This is a special French football game between two top teams.
Lens hopes to play well. They want to use their win to start the season strong.
The match will be shown live. Fans can watch it on TV or online.
A video called "Jour de match" shows information about the game. This means "Match Day" in English.
Vocabulary15 words
- Ligue 1
- the top football league in France
- matchday
- the day when a football game happens
- Trophée des Champions
- a special game between two strong French teams
- live
- happening now, shown at the same time it happens
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- opener
- the first game of a new season
- capitalize
- to use something good to help you more
- victory
- a win in a game or fight
- attack
- to try hard to score in a game
- fan
- a person who loves watching a team
- strong
- having a lot of power or skill
- team
- a group of players who play together
- French
- from France
- present
- to show or tell about something
- hope
- to want something to happen
Quiz
Answer key
1. 22 August 2026 2. Trophée des Champions 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lens will play _____ on 22 August 2026.
This is a _____ football match.
Ligue 1 is the top football _____ in France.
The match is the first game of the new _____.
Lens won the _____ before this match.
Lens hopes to use their _____ to start strong.
The match will be shown _____.
A video called "Jour de match" shows _____ about the game.