Our squad for the friendly against Lens

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·8 August 2025

Our squad for the friendly against Lens

"It will be a real challenge for us before the competitive season gets underway," Lois Openda said as he previewed the upcoming friendly against RC Lens.

Head coach Ole Werner's side will face the Ligue 1 outfit in their final pre-season friendly on Saturday (18:00 CEST). "The fans can look forward to an entertaining match," said Openda, who will come up against his former employers.

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Read on to see which players will be travelling to Lens for our final pre-season friendly.

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Our squad for the friendly in Lens

Goalkeepers:

Peter Gulacsi
Leopold Zingerle
Maarten Vandevoordt

Defenders:

Lutsharel Geertruida
Willi Orban
El Chadaille Bitshiabu
Castello Jr.
Ridle Baku
Kosta Nedeljkovic
David Raum
Max Finkgräfe

Midfielders:

Ezechiel Banzuzi
Antonio Nusa
Amadou Haidara
Xavi Simons
Nicolas Seiwald
Christoph Baumgartner
Arthur Vermeeren
Assan Ouedraogo
Xaver Schlager
Eljif Elmas

Attackers:

Johan Bakayoko
Lois Openda
Timo Werner
André Silva
Yan Diomande
Robert Ramsak

Team news:

The following players will not be travelling to Lens:

Tidiam Gomis (ankle ligament injury)
Benjamin Henrichs (rehab following Achilles tendon tear)
Lukas Klostermann (calf muscle problems)
Andrija Maksimovic (thigh contusion)
Kevin Kampl (personal reasons)
Viggo Gebel (U19)
Janis Blaswich and Benjamin Šeško (both relieved of first-team duties to hold talks with other clubs)

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