He Lille did not disappoint and will play for the first time in the quarterfinals of the continental competition after finding a place among the eight best teams in Conference League by using the three-goal advantage (0-3) he achieved in the first leg, after drawing 1-1 this Thursday at home with Sturm Graz Austrian.
Renta greatly relieved the French team who, despite taking the initiative at all times in the first half, hardly created any clear scoring opportunities. A panorama that changed in 43 minutes Tiago Santos He did not waste a loose ball in the area after a cross from Icelandic Hakon Haraldsson to open the scoring (1-0) with a strong cross shot.
A goal that seemed to have sealed the tie for which the Austrian Sturm Graz did not want to say goodbye without giving a little more fight, as shown four minutes later, by tying the match (1-1) with a goal from Mika Biereth.
The Danish forward combed the net in the extension of the first half with a header from his teammate, Swiss center back Gregory Wüthrich, who seemed destined for the goal.
A tie that Lille’s coach, Portuguese Paulo Fonseca, tried to break at the start of the second half with the ‘doges’ top scorer, Canadian striker Jonathan David.
In fact, the North American attacker, who had already scored a double in the first leg, was on the verge of scoring with the first ball he touched, a pass from Remy Cabella already David He couldn’t convert it into a goal.
A lack of success that never questioned the classification of a Lille that broke your glass ceiling Europethe round of 16 they reached two years ago in the Champions League, and will play in the quarterfinals for the first time in any continental competition.
Source: La Verdad
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