the summary of Lille's new success in the Champions League

After yet another pitfall for Paris Saint-Germain, and the Brestois' snag the day before in the Champions League, France was once again able to rely on Lille to do well in the competition. Because AS Monaco fell for the first time on Wednesday November 27 against Benfica Lisbon (2-3), leaving only glory to the Mastiffsscorers of Bologna in Italy (2-1) at the end of a balanced and lively match.

With only one defeat on the clock, in five matches played, the Northern club stands at 12^e place in the single pool – which contains 36 teams – and is therefore temporarily in the mix to see the rest of the competition. However, they will still have a thorny trip to the lawn of the current leader, Liverpool, the reception of Feyenoord Rotterdam, but especially of Sturm Graz, the next continental deadline for Bruno Genesio and his players, scheduled for December 11.

What to remember

• The cador. Ngal'ayel Mukau.

Recruited in the summer in particular for his percussion skills at the heart of the game, the 20-year-old Congolese became a scorer for the first time under the Lille tunic. And even twice, to offer victory to his team in a competition which seems to be going better and better, match after match, victory after victory.

0-0, 6^e : Ricardo Orsolini launches Thijs Dallinga who takes the defense of Mastiffs. His cross shot deceives Lucas Chevalier, but after checking the videos, the center forward of the Rossoblù is signaled in an offside position, and has his goal canceled.

0-1, 44^e : Bologna misses a touch, and the ball reaches the feet of Jonathan David, who looks for Ngal'ayel Mukau in the axis. The Lille midfielder comes up against Lukasz Skorupski for the first time, before finishing with a slightly stinging shot.

1-1, 63^e : Charalampos Lykogiannis takes an off-center free kick, and slides his ball into the Lille box, where Jhon Lucumi emerges foot first to send the ball into Lucas Chevalier's net.

1-2, 66^e : Matias Fernandez-Pardo sneaks into the left lane, and sends a cross into the axis where Ngal'ayel Mukau catapults the ball into the Bolognese cage with the flat of his foot!

• The sentence. “There are players who are just starting out, who can do very badly. »

A few minutes before kick-off, Bruno Genesio had alluded to the microphone of Canal + young people from Lille who he established, by reshuffling his squad. Like the performances of double scorer Ngal'ayel Mukau, Ayyoub Bouaddi or Osame Sahraoui, the coach of Mastiffs had flair.

• The turning point of the match. Bologna's opening goal canceled for offside.

From the 5th minute of play, the Rossoblù thought they had taken the lead, before becoming disillusioned. Riccardo Orsolini launched Thijs Dallinga, who took the defense of the Mastiffs. His cross strike then deceived Lucas Chevalier, but after checking the videos, the ex-Toulousain was flagged in an offside position, seeing his goal canceled.

On our sports rating scale, ranging from “A” to “E”, this new victorious encounter for Lille obtains a solid “B”, honoring the spectacle proposed as much as its scenario.