For this match Jocelyn Gourvennec, who was deprived of Weah, Ikoné and Yazici injured, had made the choice at the kick-off to align the duo Yilmaz David at the forefront. The young Gomes started on the left alongside the André-Sanches pair. Behind Botman, at rest against Auxerre, regained his place of holder, associated with Fonte.
Choices that did not pay off since at the break Bordeaux logically led 2 goals to 1 on a double from Elis, forgotten by Djalo on the center of Pembelé then on a one-two between the Honduran and Adli.
Man of the match: Lihadji, a great one-night stand-in.
The salvation of Lille finally came from the bench. Onana entered at the break, in place of Gomes, first brought order to the midfield. Then in the 68th minute the entries of Gudmundsson and Lihadji revived the LOSC. 7 minutes after his entry, the French international hope provokes a penalty by winning his duel with Mangas, a penalty transformed by Yilmaz, before putting David into orbit in the surface, who will take the opportunity to score the winning goal, his 12th since the start of the championship.
The fact of the match: David’s cold realism
The Canadian striker once again made the difference to allow LOSC to sign a 7th success this season. On Lihadji’s pass, he controls from the left before opening the same foot to deceive Costil. In a flash, he embellished the night in Lille by scoring his 12th goal this season in the league.. The top scorer in the L1 was apparently not disturbed by the words of his agent who on the morning of the match declared on Radio Canada that his player will leave the club next summer. The person, under contract until 2025, did not want to add more on the subject, kicking in touch with a smile when answering questions.
The stat: Lille back at the top of the table
This miraculous victory obtained in the last quarter of an hour allows LOSC to seize 8th place in Ligue 1, 5 points from Nice and Marseille, 2nd and 3rd, and 3 points from Rennes, 4th in L1. Lille had not known these high spheres since the 9th day and a success against Marseille on October 3, which had already allowed it to occupy the 8th place in the standings.