It's the break in Lille
Halftime with a score of 2-1 for Lille.
Buuuut de Sturm Graz!
Cold snap for the people of Lille! Kiteishvili reduces the mark! Bouaddi misses his intervention in the area, the ball drags and Kiteishvili shoots Chevalier at point blank range on a magnificent half-volley.
Lille – Sturm Graz : 2-1
Sturm Graz is cracking again!
Buuuuuut from Bakker! Another paying counter-pressing from Lille! After recovering the ball on the left, LOSC enters the axis, Cabella misses but the Austrian defense does no better, the ball returns to the feet of Mitchel Bakker who adjusts Khudiakov without trembling!
Lille – Sturm Graz : 2-0
Meunier unleashes a big strike!
Half volley from the outside of the foot from the Belgian but again, Khudiakov escapes in two stages.
Three minutes of added time
The referee adds extra time in this first period.
Lille continues to move forward
The opening score did not calm Lille's enthusiasm, Ismaïly created a new situation for the Northerners but Khudiakov captured the ball in two stages.
Buuuuut from LOSC!
Sahraoui opens the score! Lille quickly gets the ball back, Sahraoui accelerates on his left side, enters the area, and hits low on the opposite side to deceive Khudiakov, the Mastiffs are rewarded!
Lille – Sturm Graz : 1-0
Sturm Graz does not appear dangerous from a free kick
Lavalée does not pose any danger on this long set piece.
The game starts again
Lille returns the ball to their opponents, Cabella can hold his place.
Cabella stays down
The Frenchman seems to have taken a knee to the lower back, the trainers intervene.
Missing David!
What a good movement from Lille! Under the leadership of Sahraoui, Lille accelerated, Meunier was found and slipped the ball to David who was hampered by a rebound and missed his shot.
Sturm Graz remains wait-and-see
The Austrians seem determined to wait for the ball in this match, they stay low and let LOSC build quietly.
David tries his hand from afar
The Canadian striker launches a shot on the left 25 meters from the Austrian goal but Khudiakov is attentive and catches it in two steps.
Lille must put more pace
Bruno Genesio's men hold the ball but do not have enough pace to really destabilize the Austrians.
Safe corner
Khudiakov captures Bakker's corner in two steps.
Corner to follow for Lille
Jonathan David's cross is well repelled by the defense.
The referee reconsiders his decision!
Lille will have to wait to get a big opportunity since the penalty is canceled by Mr. Kabakov.
Penalty for Lille!
Sahraoui is hanging in the surface! Geyrhofer is guilty of the offense.
New phase of Lille possession
We don't rush on the Mastiff side, most of the Austrians are in their area, it's difficult to find space.
Warning for LOSC
After Alexsandro Ribeiro lost the ball, the Austrians sent in a cross but Chukwuani's header did not worry Chevalier.
A first shot for the Austrians
Kiteishvili is found close to the surface but his low shot, full axis, is too crushed to worry Lucas Chevalier.
First success for Sturm Graz
Chukwuani is penalized for a nasty sole on Cabella's tendon. LOSC gets a free kick but it does nothing.
Lille continues its undermining work
The start of the match is perfect for Lille who continue to suffocate Sturm Graz, the Austrians are without a solution.
Missing Cabella!
The Lille man rushes! After eliminating three players, Rémy Cabella enters the Austrian penalty area and hits low but it goes wide.
Sturm Graz sous pression
The Austrians have been stifled since the start of the match, they are now cowering in their area.
First balls for Lille
Bruno Genesio's men circulated the ball, preventing the Austrians from controlling these first minutes.
Let's go between Lille and Sturm Graz!
Kick-off given by the Austrians!
A major absentee for the Lille attack
Edon Zhegrova will not be there this evening. Hindered by pubic pain, the Kosovar is preserved for this meeting. The one who is currently the fourth best dribbler in the 2024/2025 Champions League could be missing on the right side of the attack. Rémy Cabella takes advantage of Zhegrova's absence to occupy the starting place on the right.
An important match for Lille
Well on their way to qualifying for the knockout phase of the Champions League, LOSC players are playing a key match this evening. Lille have three matches left in this league phase and the one against Sturm Graz seems to be the most affordable on paper since they will then face Liverpool and Feyenoord. Faced with the Austrians, the Northerners would be well advised to win this evening. A victory would ensure them at least a place in the play-offs for the knockout phase of the Champions League and would therefore allow them to approach their matches against Liverpool and Feyenoord with confidence.
A reunion against Sturm Graz
It hasn't even been a year since Lille and Sturm Graz faced each other in the European Cup. If this evening the two teams will meet in the Champions League, last March, a double confrontation took place in the Europa Conference League. Lille and Sturm Graz were opposed in the round of 16 and it was the Northerners who had the last word, winning 3-0 in Austria before drawing 1-1 at home. Lille's campaign in the Europa Conference League ended in the next round, in the quarter-finals, after a defeat against Aston Villa (3-3 in the double confrontation, victory for the English on penalties).
Almost three months without defeat for LOSC
Lille arrives with confidence before facing Sturm Graz. The team led by Bruno Genesio has three victories in these last five matches. If we go further back in time, we have to go back to September 17 to find the last defeat of LOSC which lost on the Sporting pitch (2-0) during the first day of the Champions League. Since then, the Mastiffs have gone 14 games without defeat (8 wins, 6 draws).
The compositions of this Lille-Sturm Graz
Lille: Knight – Meunier, Diakité, Alexsandro, Bakker, Ismaily – Cabella, André, Bouaddi, Sahraoui – David
Replacants: Mannone, Caillard, Mandi, Gudmundsson, Haraldsson, Mukau, Fernandez-Pardo, Bayo, Toure, Cossier
As a reminder, Edon Zhegrova, hampered by pubic pain, is absent for this meeting
Storm Graz: Khudiakov – Johnston, Geyrhofer, Wüthrich, Lavallée – Chukwuani; Yalcouye, Stankovic; Kiteishvili – Biereth, Boving
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Welcome everyone
Losc hosts Sturm Graz this Wednesday evening, during the 6th day of the Champions League. Facing the Austrian club, Bruno Genesio's players will try to confirm their attractive European campaign, by getting closer to the round of 16. Before this duel, Lille are thirteenth in the standings, with three victories, a draw and a defeat. Sturm Graz are twenty-ninth and have only won one match since the start of the competition. Follow this meeting live on RMC Sport.
