Three times in its history LOSC has managed to climb in the knockout stages of the Champions League, without ever succeeding in glimpse the quarters. A competition stadium which now appears as a glass ceiling for the northern club. Wednesday, March 12 at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, the DOGUES were overthrown by Borussia Dortmund (1-2), after having obtained an encouraging draw during the first leg (1-1).
Despite an immediate goal from Jonathan David (5e), the Lille did not know how to dig their advantage, to the point of reducing their chances of qualification over a second disjointed and imprecise period. In the space of ten minutes, the BVB caused the evening hosts to flow, on a penalty from Captain Emre Can (54e), then a masterful strike from Maximilian Beier (65e).
The German training, finalist last year, thus finds FC Barcelona for the next round of the most prestigious European competition.
What to remember
The former Liverpool midfielder held his ranks in Lille, an arm of captain fixed to the arm, harangating his defense and the relaying circles during the incursions of the DOGUES. He assumes his role on a penalty and triggers the highlight of the BVB in the second half.
5e1-0: Ismay strikes Karim Adeyemi, pierces the left wing and center in the axis, where Jonathan David takes flat foot and slides the ball gently between the legs of Nico Schlotterbeck, then those of Gregor Kobel.
54e1-1: Thomas Meunier slightly imbalances Serhou Guirassy in the Lille surface. Emre Can takes care of the penalty and deceives Lucas knight with a powerful shot in the axis.
65e1-2: Serhou Guirassy shifts for Maximilian Beier, who, at the entrance to the surface of the DOGUES, unchecks an overpowered strike which comes to stay in the LOSC skylight.
- The sentence. “We panicked”declared the captain of LOSC, Benjamin André, disappointed at the microphone of Canal +.
The low mine and the breath cut, the Lille midfielder drawn up a clear observation after the meeting.
This eighth finals offered essential ingredients for a nice European evening: a host of actions, suspense, stops and a handful of goals. But northern apathy in the second half, as well as the end result, tarnish the note of the match, on our sports rating scale, ranging from “a” to “e”.