Lille gets scared but wins

Just like Stade Brestois, Lille will be present at the Champions League playoffs next February. At a minimum. This Wednesday, Bruno Genésio’s team picked up the points it needed to punch its ticket by getting the better of the modest Sturm Graz team (3-2).

LOSC with forceps

Against 29^e in the ranking of this C1, the Mastiffs did not have an easy task. Or, rather, they made it complicated by going from 2-0 to 2-2. But, they ultimately used violence to force the decision and ensure the victory she coveted. It was Icelander Hakon Haraldsson who rescued the premises. Nine minutes from the end of regulation time, following a shift from Jonathan David, he unleashed a violent shot from the right which ended up in the top corner.

A goal which is worth a lot and which Lille thought they could not secure, when they laid siege to the Austrian surface. Daniil Khudyakov, the opposing goalkeeper, frustrated them, notably with a spectacular save against Mitchel Bakker (71^e). But, perseverance paid off. To the great delight of the Stade Pierre Mauroy faithful.

Sturm Graz sold his skin dearly

It would have been unfair for LOSC to only secure one point at the end of this match. Because his first 45 minutes had been almost perfect. The excellent Osame Sahraoui was the first to achieve this domination (37^e) at the end of a magnificent individual exploit from the left flank. Then, Bakker doubled the score (45^e) on a cross shot. The break was assured and the score could have been heavier if Jonathan David had not missed a big opportunity in the 30th^e or if a penalty had not been canceled at the 17th^e minute following an Austrian foul in the area.

Unconverted alerts that Lille mulled over when Sturm Graz managed to score two goals in the space of three minutes. The Georgian Otar Kiteishvili (45^e) et Mika Biereth
(47^e) managed to revive their team by taking turns deceiving the vigilance of Lucas Chevalier. A burnout that could have been fatal, but which ultimately had no consequences. Even while scaring itself, LOSC managed to secure its 4^e
success in 6 Champions League successes. The one who opens the door to the next round.