Reigning French champion and capable of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League, the LOSC of recent years would never have seen the light of day without a miraculous maintenance, acquired on May 13, 2018. 4 years to the day.
Relegated for almost the entire 2017-2018 season, the Lille club, thanks to a perfectly negotiated final sprint against its direct competitors, escaped on the wire thanks to its victory against Dijon (2-1). Kwon’s goal, following a recovery error from Mike Maignan, was eclipsed by a brace from South African striker Lebo Mothiba, a great architect of the maintenance of the second half of the Lille season.
To launch the Lopez project, this in extremis rescue of the band at Galtier had convinced the management to install the Marseille coach at the head of the Mastiffs. With all the success we know: a league title, a runners-up spot and a top 4 later, LOSC had managed to regain the top of the Ligue 1 table with Galtier at its head.
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