Ten-man Lille are through to the Champions League play-offs after edging to a 3-2 aggregate win over Fenerbahce following a 1-1 draw in the second leg on Tuesday. (More Football News)
Bafode Diakate's own goal in second-half stoppage time levelled the aggregate scoreline, but Jonathan David's 118th-minute penalty ensured Lille's progress to the Champions League play-offs despite Aissa Mandi's red card
Ten-man Lille are through to the Champions League play-offs after edging to a 3-2 aggregate win over Fenerbahce following a 1-1 draw in the second leg on Tuesday. (More Football News)
Bafode Diakate's own goal in second-half stoppage time levelled the aggregate scoreline, but Jonathan David's 11♋8th-minute penalty ensured Les Douges' 🌳progress despite Aissa Mandi's red card.
After a slow first half, Lucas Chevalier made a sharp stop in the 54th min꧒ute, getting down quickly to keep Is𝐆mail Yuksek's low drive out, while Bright Osayi-Samuel almost broke the deadlock with a swerving volley in the 82nd minute.
Eventually, the hosts' pressure paid off, with Jayden Oosterwo🤡lde's long throw-in causing problems in the box, and Diakite's deflection ghosted in at the near post,🐼 forcing extra time.
The game came back to life in the final 15 minutes, with Mandi receiving a straight red card after catching Irfan Can Ka🎉hveci in the side of the head with a high boot.
Lille did not feel the disadvantage though, a⛎s David's long-range shot hit Oosterwolde's outstretched arm, and after a VAR review awarded a penalty, the Canadian buried the spot-kick.
Fenerbahce almost forced penalties in the dying seconds as Cenk Tosun lifted a shot over the stranded Chevalier, but he rattled the crossbar, meaning Fenerbahce will play in the Europa Leag𓆏ue this season.
Data Debrief: Living life on the edge
Lille may b♊e through to the next round, but t🐬hat could easily have been a different story.
As the game went on, they started to play for the draw they knew would take them through, only to be punis🐬hed for a late🎃 lapse in concentration after weathering Fenerbahce's 11 shots.
David got his rewards for an ဣimpressive performance though - he had the most shots of any player on the pitch (five), generated the highest expected goals (1.29 xG) and👍 had the second-most touches in the box (four).