Tant Lille that theAtlético de Madridrespectively winners of Sturm Graz (3-2) and Slovan Bratislava (3-1) in Champions Leaguehave taken a decisive step towards the next round and are even eyeing the top 8.
The Mastiffs should have folded the matter more quickly, against the Austrians. They almost had to be patient to finally open the score. Oh, hardly more than half an hour, but that almost seemed like a lot given their obvious dominance from the initial whistle. LOSC was deprived of an assist to make a first difference, after the referee consulted the VAR to cancel a penalty. Then, they achieved the feat of getting back on goals from Otar Kiteishvili (45th + 4) and Mika Biereth (47th), without really understanding how.
Osame Sahraoui appeared in the 37th minute to score his first goal at this level and unlock his tally this season. Swiss international Gregory Wüthrich then saw a good tackle turn into an assist for Mitchell Bakker, who made it 2-0 in stoppage time in the first half. The deliverance for the French ended up falling in the 81st Hakon Arnar Haraldsson with a powerful strike, while the Icelander had only been on the field for a few seconds.
In the other match at the start of the evening, Atlético de Madrid had to wait less time to enjoy an overall quiet game, against Slovan Bratislava. Julian Alvarez had a nice inspiration just after the quarter of an hour of play and his curling shot ended up in the top corner of Slovak goalkeeper Dominik Takac. He was imitated by Antoine Griezmann (42nd and 57th), with a fox double from the surfaces. His 6th and 7th goals in his last 5 games.
