end of series for Lille, who falls armed in hand to Liverpool

Losc is no longer invincible! This time, the step was too high for the Bruno Genesio gang. After their magnificent exploits against Real Madrid (1-0) and Atlético (1-3), the Mastiffs, undefeated for 21 matches in all competitions, fell this Tuesday on the Liverpool pitch (1-2), during of the 7th day of the Champions League.

Mohamed Salah power 50

Dominated and led following the opening score of the inevitable Mohamed Salah (34th), current best player on the planet – who has (already) scored his 22nd goal of the season, the 50th in European Cups -, the Dogues came back to the score for the first time by equalizing through Jonathan David (62nd), a surface fox, while their defender Aissa Mandi had, stupidly, just received a second yellow card (59th).

But the Reds, sure of their strength, successfully took the lead again thanks to Harvey Eliott (67th), with a successful goal, cruel for the Northerners. Le Losc, saved many times by his wall Lucas Chevalier, gave everything to try to come back one last time in this meeting, but the latter, always hungry, was (slightly) less clinical and efficient than in his usual in this C1 campaign. The Mersey players, without forcing and relentlessly, shattered the northerners’ dream of a feat.

Consequence in the ranking, Liverpool, undisputed leader, consolidates its first place in the league phase before the last day, with a seventh victory in as many matches. Lille, which had not lost since September 17 (against Sporting Portugal, already in C1), fell to 12th place (13 points) but retains all its chances of qualifying in the top 8. On condition of beating Feyenoord Rotterdam , next Wednesday, at the Decathlon Arena. Which should be within the reach of the Mastiffs, who are still leaving the north of England, heads held high, and weapons in hand.