At the top of Group G of the Champions League after 5 days, LOSC was to confirm its qualification in Wolfsburg on Wednesday by obtaining at least one draw.
With an opening scoring early in the match (11th) by the left paw of Burak Yilmaz, Lille immediately got on the right track. With a victory, no need to follow the meeting between Salzburg and Sevilla, Lille kept the first place in Group G. Little worried by the Germans enjoying a sterile possession of the ball, José Fonte’s teammates benefit from the sustained pressing of Onana and of the vision of the game of Angel Gomes to see their favorite scorer Jonathan David double the score on a returning post which relieves the French camp (72nd). Five minutes later, the English U23 International is served by Jonathan Ikoné to deceive Casteels again, the German goalkeeper who will not see the European Cup next spring.
The 2009 German champions save the honor by Steffen on a loss of ball from Renato Sanches at the entry of the surface, the honor is except for the teammates of Maxence Lacroix. The essential is elsewhere for Lille qualified in the final phase of the Champions League. For the second time in the history of the club!
Jonathan Ikoné: omnipresent and decisive!
Elected man of the match at the end of the meeting, the right winger of LOSC rose to the height of the event. a first acceleration which ends with an assist for Yilmaz (11th), before a second in the wake which indicates to us that the native of Bondy, all smiles, does not intend to stop there. A few minutes from the end, he took advantage of Onana’s hard work to shift Angel Gomes, which reduced to nothing the meager German hopes (0-3, 78th). He could have afforded the evening’s goal on a left-footed strike after spilling over to the right side, ultimately stopped by Casteels’ firm right hand. Regardless, the player who had suffered a burglary at the start of the week will leave with the man of the match trophy, for the second time in this group stage.