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Contrasting afternoon for Lille on Saturday: the Losc has found the way to victory in the league against Bordeaux (3-0) but lost on injury his indispensable striker Victor Osimhen.

The Nigerian, who had previously scored in all home games of the L1 Mastiffs, came out injured shortly before the hour of play by holding the left adductor. He first grinned at the fall of an extension on a center, before stopping and sitting on the lawn (57th).

A long absence of Osimhen, author of seven goals in the league and one in the Champions League, would be a terrible blow for Christophe Galtier, who had made him the basic man of his offensive animation.

In the next ten days, Lille must indeed play two very important games next Saturday in Marseille, direct competitor for the podium in L1, then the following Tuesday on the lawn of Valencia to stay alive in the Champions League.

Despite this blow of the spell, the Losc has found colors and victory after two last very disappointing outings in the championship against Nimes (2-2) and Toulouse (1-2).

- The same determination as in C1 Wednesday -

Three days after a convincing performance in C1 against Valencia (1-1), where they had posted a determination and an impeccable state of mind, the Northerners have put the same ingredients to beat a team of Bordeaux harmless.

The Turkish Yusuf Yazici, who has struggled since his arrival in mid-August from Trabzonspor for 16.5 million euros, was finally decisive: he first gave a decisive pass to Benjamin André (22nd), then converted a penalty to score his first goal with Lille (62). Finally, Loïc Rémy, served by the Turk, has increased the score in additional time (90 + 1).

Thanks to this fifth success in eleven days, the Dogues are temporarily back on the third step of the podium with 18 points, a length of Nantes, beaten Friday by Monaco.

Bordeaux, who made their first shot in the 84th minute, showed almost nothing at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and conceded a logical defeat. Paulo Sousa's seventh-place players remain stuck at 15 points and may lose places after the other matches of the day.

- Yazici smuggler and scorer -

Saturday, Christophe Galtier has renewed his system in 3-4-3 which had embarrassed Valencia on Wednesday on the European scene. On the other hand, he has appointed Jonathan Ikoné, who had pulled the draw in injury time, to the detriment of Brazil's Luiz Araujo.

As in the Champions League, the Dogues started drumming and pressed the Girondins who found themselves quickly in difficulty. Yazici and André, omnipresent, will be at the origin of the opener of Lille: on a bad Bordeaux pass, the Turk has pressed Otavio, recovered the ball and set back for Andre, who found the skylight of the dish of foot (1-0, 22nd).

The two circles were close to replicating the situation shortly before the break: Yazici served in withdrawal Andre, who eliminated Youssef Ait-Benasser before shooting a shot that passed just above (44).

After the break, the Dogues pursued their rider alone, despite the Portuguese captain José Fonte's outings at the break, then Osimhen (57).

The northerners doubled the lead shortly thereafter thanks to the Turkish duo Zeki Celik obtained a penalty converted full axis by Yazici (2-0, 62).

Coming in the place of Osimhen, Rémy, launched by Yazici, closed the mark at the end of the meeting a nice flat after eliminating Pablo (3-0, 90 + 2).

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