Florian Lejeune here facing Manchester City in early January 2020. - Craig Doyle / ProSports / REX / SIPA

He is one of those French Premier League players that nobody knows even though he regularly plays with Newcastle, a sure bet in the second half of the table in the English championship. That could change after his rather incredible performance Tuesday evening on the ground of Everton, where his team was however led 2-0 two minutes from the end of extra time.

# EVENEW @ lejeune_florian, the beautiful story of the evening in Newcastle! 👏🔝 pic.twitter.com/lzQahO7EFZ

- Late Football Club (@LateFootClub) January 21, 2020

And then the last corner of hope, or rather the penultimate, and the acrobatic return of the former international under 20 to reduce the score to 2-1. A goal for honor? Do you. The Magpies get a free kick in the midfield, followed by a quality scramble until the Toffees' goalkeeper grabs the ball as best he can. Except that the recovery of Lejeune just before was well in goal for a small meter. NEwcastle snatch and glory night for Lejeune.

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