Lille had a very solid match on the lawn of Beaujoire. At the end of a first period during which the northerners were calm defensively and inspired offensively, they logically opened the scoring with a corner in Bamba: Onana scored from the right following a magnificent save from Laffont following a header from Cast within 6 meters.
The fact of the match: the expulsion of Weah
Lille almost lost the thread of this match in the 64th minute when Weah made a “attacking tackle” on Moutoussamy. The Nantes player remains on the ground before leaving injured, the referee is arrested by the VAR. Mr. Gaillouste, after seeing the images, will decide to expel the Lille striker. An expulsion that angered José Fonte and his teammates who wanted to leave the field for a few moments in protest. In the stands, once again, Sylvain Armand, the sports coordinator of LOSC, came out of his reserve by leaving his stand to try to explain himself to the 4th referee.
The player of the match: Xeka firefighter on duty
At kick-off, Jocelyn Gourvennec had to innovate defensively. In the absence of Botman, hit in the buttocks, and with the constraint of replacing his right side Celik, not 100%, with Djalo, the Lille coach had to convince Xeka, usually a defensive midfielder, to play as a central hinge, as he did it several times in the Coupe de France last season. And the Portuguese did not disappoint, managing to muzzle the stirring Kolo Muani with Fonte.
The stat: 6 games without defeat
Lille chained in Nantes a 6th meeting without the slightest defeat. The last failure of Lille dates from February 6 against PSG (5-1). Kylian Mbappé is also the last player to have scored a goal in the defense of LOSC, which has not conceded a single goal for 6 games as well. Jose Fonte’s teammates can start thinking about Enyeama’s record. In 2013, the doorman of the Mastiffs had chained 11 games without taking a goal.