Villeneuve-d'Ascq (AFP)
Double blow for the Losc! Winner of Brest (1-0), Lille recorded his third consecutive victory in the league that allows him to return to the podium on Friday, opening the 17th day of L1.
Three days after their first success of the season outside with a direct competitor, Lyon, the Dogues chained against the Bretons after a controlled performance.
Northerners won with 9th in L1 this season of the inevitable Nigerian Victor Osimhen (16th), while Portugal's Renato Sanches, the biggest transfer in the history of Losc, has shone and continues to rise. power.
Without a very inspired Gauthier Larsonneur, Lille would have won more widely. After a remarkable first half, the players of Christophe Galtier however dropped their foot after the hour and could have been punished.
Thanks to this eighth success of the season, the Losc temporarily moved up to third place with 28 points, three lengths from Marseille, traveling to Bordeaux on Sunday.
Brest, who remained on a convincing success against Strasbourg (4-0), remains 12th in the standings (21 pts).
- Bamba misses a penalty -
The Dogues quickly take control of the operations and the first opportunity is the work of Osimhen: the Nigerian tries a return acrobatic Gautier Larsonneur diverts a corner of a beautiful clapper (12th). Then, the porter Breton is vigilant to block a half volley of Jonathan Ikoné (14th).
However, the Brest goalkeeper can do nothing on the third attempt northerner: Sanches launches Ikoné, which infiltrates the surface and center back for Osimhen, who opens the score with a pivoting shot (16th).
Then, launched by Sanches, Jonathan Bamba can not find the frame of a wound wound (30th).
Brest, meanwhile, is almost harmless except a shot over Paul Lasne (45 + 1).
After the break, the Dogues continue their dominance and soon to be dangerous: on a free kick Sanches, Larsonneur narrowly pushes on Xeka, who stumbles on the Breton goalkeeper (53). The latter is then vigilant on a pivot shot Ikoné (55th), a wound shot of Bamba (58th) and a resumption of volley of the untenable Sanches (74th).
The Stade Brestois is struggling to exist even if it gets closer to the Lille goal after the hour of play. But on one of his rare dangerous situations, Irvin Cardona totally unscrews his shot in the box (69th).
In the additional time, Bamba provokes a penalty and Osimhen, usual shooter, decides to leave him the ball. But, a sign of his deep lack of confidence, the former Stephanois stumbles on Larsonneur and can not reassure himself (90 + 3). Fortunately for the Losc, the victory is still at the rendezvous!
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