Grégoire Allain / Photo courtesy: Franck Fife / AFP
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8:35 am, October 3, 2024
Lille got the biggest action in European history on Wednesday night, defeating the defending champion Real Madrid on the second day of the Champions League (1-0). Another French club involved in the evening, AS Monaco equalized in the last seconds on the field of Dinamo Zagreb (2-2).
They did it! Against the ogre Real Madrid, winner 15 times in the Champions LeagueLille picked up their first win of the competition on Wednesday night, winning 1-0 to achieve the biggest feat in the club’s European history.
Capable of several series of possession in the first period, Benjamin André’s partners looked their opponents in the eyes, even if they could have conceded the opener, Endrick crossing the t – his shot at the end of the first quarter of an hour. The final reprieve arrived just before half-time, after a handball from Eduardo Camavinga whistled into the area. Twenty minutes after creating a good chance, Jonathan David converted the penalty to give his team the advantage, at best (1-0, 45th + 3).
The entry of Kylian Mbappé in the second period (57th) did not change, the Northerners showed great confidence behind them, taking advantage of the opponent’s lack of motivation. Saved several times by their goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier at the end of the game, the Mastiffs continued to achieve historic success, allowing them to return to Real’s level in the standings.
Wonderful Monaco
Another keen French club, Monaco have long believed in the nightmare evening. Trailing 2-0 on the pitch of Dinamo Zagreb, waving its football in the pouring rain, ASM fell behind in the last quarter of an hour. Mohammed Salisu revived his team (2-1, 74th), before Denis Zakaria took responsibility for a penalty to equalize in the last moments (2-2, 90th).
If the result was seen as a poor performance on paper, the players of the Principality of Croatia will leave with a sense of relief. The point draw allows them to remain unbeaten in this new format of the Champions League, in touch with the first eight qualification places for the round of 16 (with 4 points, the same as Manchester City , 8th).
2024-10-03 19:33:10
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