Lille-Real Madrid: the summary of the heroic exploit of LOSC, victorious against Mbappé’s Merengues

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Bruno Genesio’s reaction to Canal+: “The most important thing is what the team did. We put things in place but we need the support of the players, that they want to do it. Against this kind of teams, you have to do everything perfectly, have a goalkeeper who makes the saves, a striker capable of scoring and success. We gave them problems in the first half, we suffered more in the second. »

(On his evening tactics): “We were united. It’s a great evening for everyone. We put a lot of density into the game, leaving the ball a lot more than usual and pressing on certain phases. The scenario is ideal, we score just before half-time. The last 30 minutes were very, very hard. Lucas made the necessary saves. I think we are rewarded for all the efforts we have made. »

Real Madrid had not lost for 9 months and 36 matches in all competitions. A significant marker to situate LOSC’s performance against an opponent who was also undefeated in the Champions League since May 17, 2023 and a defeat in the semi-final against Manchester City (4-0).

Jonathan David reacted after the match on Canal+: “You had to believe it, the coach talked about it a lot. We all believed it. We respected the game plan. There was also success. »

(On his goal): “I try to concentrate, calm down, make sure I hit well. I am confident about penalties. »

(On the evening’s feat): “I don’t realize it yet. It’s an unforgettable evening. It will be remembered for a long time. We’re going to enjoy it. »

The Mastiffs are overjoyed and celebrate their success in front of their supporters to extend this magical night for LOSC!

It’s over at Pierre Mauroy! LOSC wins 1-0 and brings down the great Real Madrid! The last free kick struck by Modric was diverted by the head of Alexsandro, whose determination on this opportunity summed up all the desire that Lille showed this evening to win at the end of the effort. The only goal of the game was scored on a penalty by Jonathan David just before the break!

Tempers flare in the area: Diakité is booked on the Lille side.

Bouaddi holds Modric 30m away on the right and offers one last ammunition to Real.

The Mastiffs are unleashed and continue to project themselves forward like an untenable Gudmundsson on the left! Pierre Mauroy pushes behind his men!

David loses the ball in midfield and prefers to hold Güler by the jersey. He receives a warning.

Lille panicked a little at the end of the match and gave the ball back to their opponents too quickly! We’ll have to hold on!

Not attacked at 25m, Modric places a magnificent ball on the head of Güler who stumbles on Chevalier, author of yet another decisive save!

There will be 5 minutes of added time.

Thomas Meunier replaces Mitchel Bakker on the Lille side. The Mastiffs will finish with a 5-man defense.

In the process, Valverde is found on the right of the area and crosses for Rüdiger at the far post, whose header is this time diverted by Chevalier!

The people of Lille are miraculous! Following Bouaddi’s loss of the ball, Vinicius places a small cross towards Valverde, who heads it towards Rüdiger. The latter’s helmet shot is saved in front of his line by Santos!

Found on the left side, Vinicius places a cross towards Bellingham, well cleared for a corner by Gudmundsson.

Monaco has just reduced the score on the Dinamo Zagreb pitch thanks to Mohammed Salisu. There are less than ten minutes left to play.

Alexsandro remains on the ground following contact with Rüdiger. The referee does not signal anything but Lille gets the goal kick.

The Dogues made a magnificent ball release in front of their goal, allowing Santos to project themselves before being mowed down by Modric, also warned.

Following a magnificent sombrero from David to eliminate Bellingham, LOSC threw themselves into the opposing camp, forcing Rüdiger to commit a big foul in the right corner in front of Santos. The German defender is warned.

Caught by Sahraoui’s dribbling speed, Bellingham made a late tackle and received a warning.

Gudmundsson projects himself against and throws Bakker on the left side. The Dutch full-back completely misses his cross, captured by Lunin while Sahraoui and David were well placed in the area.

Bad news in Zagreb: Monaco is now trailing 2-0 by Dinamo thanks to Martin Baturina’s goal (66th).

The Madrilenians play the corner with two players, allowing Vinicius to place a good cross on the head of Carvajal. It’s not framed.

Mbappé serves Bellingham on the left of the area, but Santos intervenes with a very good tackle.

There is a lot of technical imprecision on the Madrid side, like this first-intention cross totally missed by Carvajal on the right side.

Rémi Cabella gives way to Osame Sahraoui for the first Lille change.

Real Madrid are playing much higher and pushing to come back, without however being dangerous for the moment. LOSC will have moves to play against, like this good ball for Zhegrova in depth, finally taken on the run by Valverde.

Arda Güler replaces Eduardo Camavinga on the Madrid side.

With a subtle pass, Modric finds Vinicius in the interval on the right of the area. The Brazilian crosses his shot too much.

Very nice Lille transition initiated by Zhegrova, who gains meters before alerting David near the surface. The attacker controls in front of Rüdiger and uncrosses his shot but misses the target.

The sequences of possession are diminishing on the Lille side. Bruno Genesio’s players weaken physically and get rid of the ball too quickly.

Visibly diminished, André continues to give everything and eliminates Vinicius, who came to press him, before throwing Bakker deep on the left side. The latter is flagged offside.

The game resumes after a short interruption necessary to treat Benjamin André, injured after his contact with Camavinga.

Note that Aurélien Tchouaméni moved back into central defense alongside Antonio Rüdiger to let Luka Modric liven up the midfield.

It’s Eduardo Camavinga’s turn to be warned after a sole on the back of Benjamin André’s foot.

Double luxury change for Real Madrid: Kylian Mbappé and Luka Modric replace Endrick and Eder Militao.

Superb collective movement from Lille starting from a good deflection from Bouaddi for Alexsandro who launches Santos into the opposing camp. Arriving on the edge of the area, the full-back shifts Zhegrova, whose curling shot flirts with Lunin’s post!

Carvajal intercepts a bad throw from Alexsandro and shifts Garcia to the other side of the area. Santos intervenes on the ground with a very good tackle.

Put under pressure in midfield, André launches Zhegrova superbly in depth. The Kosovar winger suffered an excellent return from Garcia, who stole the leather from him.

Bouaddi loses a ball in front of Bellingham in the middle, which benefits Garcia, whose low cross is well blocked by Zhegrova on the left of the area.

Note that Kylian Mbappé left to warm up for Real Madrid.

Guilty of a bad tackle on Alexsandro, Endrick receives a warning.

LOSC kicks off the second act. A change to note on the Madrid side: Fran Garcia replaced Ferland Mendy.

At the same time, Monaco trailed 1-0 on Dinamo Zagreb’s pitch at the break, following a goal scored by Sucic (45’+3).

Relive Jonathan David’s goal on video thanks to images from Canal+.

It’s the break at the Stade Pierre Mauroy! Overall in control, LOSC was more than equal with the great Real Madrid in the first period, creating a very big opportunity through Jonathan David. The Canadian international opened the scoring with a penalty just before the break. From now on, Lille will have to keep up their feat!

Real responded straight away, with Vinicius launched deep by Rüdiger. Fortunately, Chevalier comes out well and Endrick misses his shot in stride.