The awakening of Ikoné and LOSC got the better of the Sevillian aggressiveness, find the tops and the flops of the meeting between Seville and Lille (1-2).
Tops
Ikoné wakes up the LOSC
Jonathan Ikoné did not gambergé. Caught up by fatigue at the end of the first period, where he should have allowed his family to pass in front, the number 10 finally gave the advantage to the Mastiffs after the break, showing composure – twice – on a second ball to score the winning goal (1-2, 51e). After this goal, the first after three complicated months, the former Montpellier walked on the water, abandoning his right side in sequence to find himself in a leading position, disrupting Sevillian automatisms. His second half, an example of its kind, allowed LOSC to be more alive than ever in Group G, and on a personal level, to win a well-deserved man of the match trophy. Allegory of the awakening of the Mastiffs, who had not won for nearly nine years in the most prestigious of European competitions (November 2012).
David, cold blooded killer
Little disturbed by this refused penalty (17e) after the opening of the Sevillian scoring nor by his isolation at the top, the Canadian, announced providential man, did not tremble when transforming his penalty in front of Bono (43e). “Iceman” has now scored the last seven goals in Lille, justifying match after match LOSC’s investment of 27 million last year. In an ungrateful role, which dispossessed him of his role of savior of his family, the former de la Gantoise delivered a real physical challenge to the Andalusian rearguard and showed accuracy in his transmissions (92% of successful passes). His shift towards Weah, who replaced his usual sidekick Yilmaz, would have deserved a better fate (70e).
Sanches-André, the pair of aces
Renato Sanches is decidedly much better in the midfield. His constant activity has done a lot of damage to the Andalusian environment, dominated in the duels (8 won) and unable to muzzle him with the ball. At his side, Benjamin André has evolved in his handyman register. Sometimes in a back position, the defensive midfielder offered crosses from the right with uneven success. Like his friend, he lost a lot of balls (17), compensated by his activity. Close to deflecting a corner victoriously (81e) before being warned (86e) and therefore suspended from the next match, like Ikoné. A victory paid at a high price.
And immediatelyLille achieves the feat in Seville
Flops
Delaney, in all the wrongs
Curiously forgotten by the video referees at the 17e minute, the Sevillian midfielder was caught by the patrol shortly before half-time (41e). A bad but useless gesture on Bamba who was then costing his family too much. Warned for all of his work, the Danish international also struggled to find his rhythm in the Andalusian midfield. Passive on Lille’s second goal before coming out in the 56th minute.
Andalusians (too) often at the limit
11 yellow cards identified at the end of the match. Or half of the 22 actors. Proof, if necessary, of an electric evening, in the always inhospitable atmosphere of Sanchez-Pizjuan for the French. If it was especially Lille who were warned at the end of the match, it was either to save time or to respond to the Sevillian physical challenge, illustrated by the activity of Lucas Ocampos, scorer (15e) and never stingy with efforts on his left side, before also being warned for the whole of his work. A contagious aggressiveness which will go so far as to lead his trainer Julen Lopetegui to also receive a yellow card.
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