Will Still had announced the change and it notably involved a switch to a 4-man defense at the kick-off of Reims-RC Lens for a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system. The Sang et Or were both solid and efficient offensively to win 2-0 in Champagne.
On the bench before entering the end of the game, Florian Sotoca paid the price for the coach's choices for this meeting, but that did not prevent him from being happy with the victory of the Sang et Or and to underline the contribution of these changes. On DAZN, he commented:
« We knew how to manage the match from the 1st to the 90th minute, we hadn't done it too much this season by not repeating our first periods. We knew how to be effective at the right time. Taking the advantage changes a match. We were strong. Apart from the counterattack which we have no right to because we could have bitten our fingers, we do not concede any chances. This time we were able to reproduce what we did in the first half. We have to keep that, mentally we took a big blow against OM even though we had a good first period. We knew how to raise our heads and we showed a great state of mind. The coach changed the system, it redistributed the cards and it was good for everyone. We had weight up front with one more player, maybe that’s a good thing. We felt that Reims was powerless in this match but it's never easy to play here. They continued to play but we were strong. »
