What to expect from the Stade Pierre-Mauroy crowd?

A lot of French teams retain the bands of ‘Ultras’ that really does help keep the atmosphere ramped up throughout the game! Lille is no different. The North Stand houses the Hardis Mastiffs and Go Lille 1 and they do a great job at chanting and singing with some great choreographed songs that intimidates the opposition and the away fans. The stadium is very big and the way the team is playing it means that the seats are full every week.

French people living in the North of the country have the reputation the be the friendliest and it is totally true. It is really easy to meet locals and grab a (let’s say Belgian) beer with them. The stadium is big and it is easy to fill it, since Lille is very close to other Europeans big cities such as London, Bruxelles, Dusseldorf and Amsterdam.