Winner of Bologna this Wednesday (1-2), LOSC took a further step towards qualifying for the Champions League play-offs. A stage towards which Olivier Létang is not yet planning.
“All together, we are capable of doing great things”Olivier Létang repeated again last Sunday on the lawn of the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre Mauroy. The Dogues respected this credo during the week by overcoming the Italians of Bologna (1-2) thanks to a double from the young Ngal'ayel Mukau (20 years old), positioned in a more offensive role than usual in which he completely blossomed. They thus pocketed three additional points, bringing their total to ten points gleaned three days from the end.
Twelfth in the heart of this mini-championship, LOSC has almost assured its qualification for the rest of the competition. An assumed objective on which Olivier Létang, Lille manager, does not yet wish to plan: “We are not yet qualifiedhe insisted in the mixed zone following his team's success in Bologna. If we win the home match against Sturm Graz to finish our second half of 2025 well, we will be well positioned in the Champions League and qualified for the play-offs”he estimated.
This match, against Austrian adversity already encountered last season in the Conference League (4-1 cumulative score), seems to be a milestone which, in addition to qualification, will allow LOSC to recalibrate its ambitions. In the event of victory, nothing will stop his men from aiming higher, from believing in bigger things:
“Appetite comes with eating. By winning this match against Sturm Graz, we will have two matches left to perhaps do better and avoid two additional matches in February »he concluded with conviction. One step after the other among the Mastiffs.
