Lille Lille: Match Notes

At the end of the twenty-sixth day of Ligue 1 Olympique Lyonnais (9, 38 points) hosted LOSC Lille (11, 36 points) for a promising poster between two teams still committed to the European arena but facing more difficulty in the league. After losing to Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, Lille also remained in a sad draw with Metz FC (0-0), and therefore was hoping to return to success to return to the first part of the table. For their part, OL defeated Peter Boss only once in his last 11 matches, and wanted to resume his run forward after last weekend’s draw against RC Lens (1-1). Organized in a 4-2-3-1 formation in the presence of their recruits Faivre and Ndombélé, Lyonnais quickly dominated possession of Groupama Stadium. The songs of their supporters carried Gones, thus creating the first big stand but Dembélé stumbled upon Jardim (11).

In the aftermath, the pace of this shock subsided very sharply and this physiognomy would eventually benefit Lil. Opportunistic and left alone at the far post, Gudmundsson took advantage of Xeka’s cross to penalize OL (0-1, 35). Peter Bosz’s men attacked, but Faivre saw his superb shot from the left slightly miss the Mastiffs (42). Upon the break, Rodanian showed a somewhat disappointed face as they returned from the locker room. It was also necessary to wait until the last twenty minutes to see a dangerous OL again on a strike from Paquetá, repulsed by Jardim (70th position). Uninspired, Les John thought he would equal five minutes before the end, but Paqueta finally saw his goal disallowed for a simple foul on Grbic (86). In the last seconds, the score did not change and Leon fell to the ground in front of the brave mastiff. With this result, OL fell to 10th and saw Lille, now 8th, overtake him.

Man of the Match: Jardim: (8): The Portuguese goalkeeper of Lusk, the title holder for the fourth time in a row, made a good match and made 8 saves. He started with a good outing in front of Dembele (10th) and then saved twice in Toko Ekambi’s strikes (11 and 39), before stopping Pfeiffer’s attempts (49 and 56) and a big chance for Paqueta (70) and Emerson in the last minutes (90 + fourth). He thought for a few minutes that he spoiled this great performance with this fatal error in front of Paquetá, but the goal was finally canceled by the referee (86).

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• Lups (5): This is a very frustrating match for the Lyon goalkeeper. While he had nothing to do throughout the match, Lopez couldn’t do anything about LOSC’s opening match, the game’s only serious chance.

• Dubois (3): Overtaken by Sanchez early in the match (17), the Lyon captain was having trouble on his right side and was not without blame in Lille’s opening result. I lost eight balls in the first period and almost no offensive contribution with two positions giving nothing. Replaced by Gusto (63rd place).

• Mendes (4): Good interference in front of David (22) and three wins at the start of the match. But he slipped and became completely trapped in Gudmundsson’s post, pivoting the ball straight to the Lille midfielder. He didn’t have much work to do after that, but he inevitably pays for his mistake in the opening game.

• Lucipa (5): If he didn’t have to post much on Sunday evening, Lukeba once again showed great lull in the hub. Eight balls recovered for only two losses and could not avoid Gudmundsson’s opening match.

• Emerson (4): A good ball was sent to Faivre (49th place), but apart from that, the Italian’s offensive contribution was disappointing. Just trying middle and losing four balls on his part. The Lyon match was complicated.

• Ndombele (5): He gave a good heel to Toko Ekambi (13) and developed high to unite with Paquetá and Toko Ekambi in particular. His technical quality also allowed OL to advance on the Lille block, but he couldn’t be decisive despite winning six duels and recovering six times.

• Caqueret (4.5): Less impressive than his partner Ndombele, Caqueret made some valuable interventions to stop the Dogues midfielder from going ahead, but he also lost a lot of singles balls (73% successful passes). It failed to make a difference on Sunday evening. He was replaced by Al-Awar (63rd place).

• Toko Ekambi (4): Nice shot after a nice single move (11), before a very pivotal new attempt to trick Jardim (40). The Cameroonian tried a lot, looked for his partners and shared his speed trying to make the difference…to no avail.

• Paquita (6.5): Dembele fired deep (tenth), before making a new big job in the middle allowing Pfeiffer to enter the axis (42). Faivre served, his superb shot escaped from close range (49), before colliding with Jardim when he was at the origin of the event (70) The Brazilian shared his technique of penetrating the des Dogues block and was the most dangerous element of the match on the part of Lyon. He even considered equalizing, but his goal was disallowed after watching the VAR.

• Faivre (5.5): The winter rookie was very active at the start of the match and contributed a lot on his right side. He gave himself a very good chance, but his shot was not in the goal (42). We saw him looking for Paqueta a lot and teaming up with the Brazilian. Less prominent after the break, he created a lot of danger and began to appear more and more with his new team. Replaced by Barcola (86th place).

• Dembele (3.5): A missed duel in front of Jardim trying his only shot in the first half (10)…then nothing. Of the 17 poor balls he touched, the OL striker couldn’t do anything and it was a very frustrating match. Quickly replaced by Kadewere (63th place)who missed a great opportunity in the first ball (66).

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• Garden (8): see above

• Gallo (6): The young left-back had a very good night against OL, he covered his path well, and also won five duels on the ground against Paquetá (27) or Faivre (43). However, he was taken from behind his back by Faivre on a bouncing pass from Dubois (25th place) and didn’t make enough up front (0 crosses).

• Putman (5.5): The Dutch giant was scared at the start of the match when he was caught by Dembele’s good ball in the area (13) but he finally put in a good game even if he seemed to be less in control of his subject than usual. However, he didn’t have a lot of head-to-head duels to play but he won them all (2/2), and was also very clean on transmissions.

• Cast iron (6.5): Often in good standing, Lille’s captain performed well. Very good at reading the match, he intercepted 3 balls and made 10 defensive saves. Also present in aerial duels, on both surfaces, as with his head on target from an angle (58) or defensive (3/4).

• Celec (6): The Turkish national team played a good game, especially defensively. He made many good responses such as against Paqueta (55th place) or against Kadewehr. Offensively, the match’s movie meant he didn’t take his lane very often, his only position finished his race wearing Lopez’s gloves (13th) and never made it into the long game.

• Gudmundson (6.5): The Swedish rookie in the summer scored his first goal for Lille, after a cross from Zika deflected a header from Mendes. In addition to his achievements, he was present in his lane, both in front and in defense. If he’s good at dribbling (4/4), he has a huge technical waste (50% successful passes). He was replaced by Weah (ranked 74).

• Sanchos (3.5): The author of a very good game against Chelsea of ​​the week, the Portuguese was slightly less visible against Lyonnais on Sunday. He did not win many duels (1/8) and did not burden his team’s match even if he was the owner of a key pass, very accurate in the long game (5/7). However, it has many balls (15).

• Zika (5): Average matches with No. 8 Lille, who nonetheless is the author of Gudmundsson’s opener cross (35). With his interventions and three mistakes, he often tried to hinder the development of Leon’s actions, but he often evaded (4 times). He also lost a lot of duels (4/12 won).

• Bamba (5.5):Looking at the way the match looked, he didn’t touch the ball much but he was really good with it. Agile in dribbling (4/6), as during a good hole in the opposing camp (27th position), he was also accurate in his crosses even if the attackers never found the way to the net, like David’s position after a face-off (15).

• Ben Arfa (3): The former OGC Nice player looked on his feet at the start of the match with a good penetration in the middle (6) but then didn’t have the expected effect. Well, Lyonnais couldn’t develop his playing style and rarely found fault with a pass or dribbling. Replaced by Onana (ranked 61)

• David (4.5): The Canadian striker has yet to score a goal with Lille in 2022 and he still has a complicated game. He did not have many chances except for this shot outside the goal inside the penalty area (16). However, he never hesitated to make defensive efforts, such as his strong comeback and then rushing forward as he then failed to reclaim Bamba’s heart (15th place). He was replaced by Bradrick (90).