For football fans, the Pierre-Mauroy stadium was not “the place to be” this early Saturday evening. At the end of a meeting of poor quality, more animated only at the very end of the match thanks to the pressing of the Mastiffs, Lille could not do better than a 0-0 draw against the last, yet reduced to ten from the 35th minute.
What you must remember
The first period was insipid, with only six shots including two on target from Lille. As for the Girondins, they found themselves at ten from the 35th minute, Mr. Dechepy having distributed two cards to Kwateng.
After the break, both teams reportedly returned with better intentions. Served by Lihadji, Bamba manages to turn around and trigger with the right foot. The ball hits the Bordeaux right post and bounces directly into Poussin’s niche (51′).
Inexorable, the Bordeaux defeat takes shape minute after minute but never will happen. Onana (61st), then Djalo (63rd) outline the main lines, they each score in turn but are each sanctioned with an offside. In additional time, rebelote. Scorer near the head when receiving a cross from Renato Sanchez, Onana is again flagged for offside.
One or two more alerts on Poussin’s goal and Bordeaux finally won an unexpected point. For its part, Lille has clearly let two go.
Player: Burak Yilmaz
Scorer in Bordeaux in the first leg on December 22 (2-3), Burak Yilmaz has not scored since then, 91 days without shaking the net. The Turk, 16 goals last season, is stuck at 4 units on the clock so far. At 36, King Burak is not far from abdicating. Thursday, he said goodbye to the selection after the elimination in the play-off for the 2022 World Cup against Portugal (3-1), not without having missed the penalty for the equalizer in person in the last minutes …
The number: 1
After 30 games, the worst defense of the five major leagues (70 goals), Bordeaux recorded the first clean sheet (game without a goal conceded) of their season. And brings back from Lille a point which could prove to be invaluable. “It feels good, savors Abdeljalil Medioub, the Girondins defender in charge of Yilmaz. We had a men’s game. It will serve us for the last eight games which will be very important. At 10, we were welded, we made the efforts together.
The statement: José Fonte
“We lacked a little luck, estimated the captain of the Mastiffs at the microphone of Amazon Prime Video. We scored three goals unfortunately offside. There are nights like that. We have done everything, tried everything. We did everything to score. We have opportunities. Unfortunately, we weren’t fair in the last strike. It’s frustrating. We will have to win three points in Angers…”
