Lorient (AFP)

The operation full of confidence failed for Lille, who sank 2-1 Friday against Lorient without complex at the opening of the 5th day of Ligue 1, just before facing the Champions League.

At the dawn of a crucial week with the reception on Tuesday of Wolfsburg, leader of the Bundesliga, and the derby on Saturday in Lens, Lille did not reassure at all.

Handicapped by many absences at the front, the Losc also suffered at the rear, where the battering of the pair Terem Moffi-Armand Laurienté made the defense dizzy.

The French champions remain stuck in provisional 10th place, with 5 points in 5 matches.

Worse, they who had not lost away for 10 months, and who had been the only ones to beat Lorient at the Moustoir stadium in 2021 (4-1 in February), put an end to their good streak.

Lille coach Jocelyn Gourvennec, during the defeat (2-1) in Ligue 1, September 10, 2021 at Stade du Moustoir in Lorient Fred TANNEAU AFP

"It's an unacceptable defeat," responded central defender José Fonte on Prime Video.

"We must do better, more effort, more determination".

From the first minutes, Lorient took control thanks to efficient pressing and the power of Moffi.

Served with his back to goal almost in midfield, the 22-year-old Nigerian striker has magnetized and deposited four defenders to serve Laurienté, forgotten in the box (1-0, 7th).

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The alerts have multiplied for the men of Jocelyn Gourvennec, who risked seeing the score increase on acceleration from Laurienté (13th, 40th) or the new Brazilian side Igor Silva (28th).

Multiplying technical errors and unable to obtain real opportunities, the Mastiffs managed to equalize on a penalty obtained by Burak Yilmaz after a slight contact in the area with Julien Laporte and transformed by the Turkish veteran (1-1, 25th).

The joy of the Turkish striker of Lille, Burak Yilmaz, after having equalized on penalty (1-1) against Lorient, during the 5th day of Ligue 1, September 10, 2021 at the Stade du Moustoir Fred TANNEAU AFP

The referee Clément Turpin, somewhat whistled by the supporters of Lorient, however did not flinch on a hand of José Fonte in the area at the very end of the first period, nor released a second yellow card for a sole of Angel Gomes on Laporte (60th).

With Lorient slower and more messy, Lille began to breathe and approach the goal of Paul Nardi, with a strike from Yusuf Yazici deflected by Houboulang Mendes or a header from Sven Botman just off the frame (63rd) .

And after a nice breakthrough on the left wing, Yazici was content to look for a corner, without seeing Jonathan Ikoné alone at the penalty spot (66th).

Rekindled and pushed by some 10,000 supporters, Christophe Pélissier's men went on the attack, and Moffi missed a hair's breadth of scoring with a head (74th).

But it was only a postponement: served by Vincent Le Goff, the indefatigable Nigerian, yet closely marked by two Lille, managed to slip the ball into the goal (2-1, 87th).

Nigerian striker from Lorient, Terem Moffi, wrestles with Dutch defender from Lille, Sven Botman, on Matchday 5 of Ligue 1, September 10, 2021 at Stade du Moustoir Fred TANNEAU AFP

And the dynamic entry into the game in the last quarter of an hour of Jonathan David, yet barely returned from selection, did nothing.

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