Jean Canesse, Media365, published on Sunday January 25, 2026 at 10:40 p.m.
Losc collapsed on Sunday evening against Strasbourg (1-4), the RCSA at the same time relaunching itself in the race for Europe. The crisis is intensifying, on the other hand, for the people of Lille.
The last few hours have been eventful for Losc, especially after this fourth defeat in a row in competition suffered Thursday evening in Vigo (2-1). A meeting during which the Mastiffs had played for 75 minutes in numerical superiority and which provoked the black anger of Bruno Genesio. Rumor of resignation, wholesale denial from the club and intense pressure before hosting Strasbourg this Sunday, here, pell-mell, are some elements of the Lille context before this shock for Europe. A duel which turned to the advantage of the Alsatians, logically victorious at Pierre-Mauroy this weekend (1-4).
Deprived of four midfielders (André, Haraldsson, Bentaleb, André Gomes), deprived of the Sahrawi winger but also of his coach (suspended), the northern club presented a 3-4-3 in its stadium but this innovation did not really bear fruit in the first period. More technical and sharper, the Strasbourg team returned to the locker room at half-time with five clear chances created and two goals scored. Two achievements in two minutes, signed Panichelli, with a pivotal shot (0-1, 25th), then Enciso, with a perfect spiked ball (0-2, 26th).
The Top 4 moves away… before OL-Lille
The first two scorers in this match came very close to the double before the break (Enciso, 33rd, Panichelli, 40th) and Moreira, for his part, wasted a huge 3-0 ball in the open against Özer (35th). Very crumbly defensively, Losc did not do poorly offensively but it suffered from a real lack of realism. Mbemba (45th+3) and Giroud (56th) came up against a vigilant Penders while Perraud (28th), Mukau (57th) and Diaoune (82nd) wasted real opportunities. Only Fernandez-Pardo, at the very end of the match, was able to find the target of a nice cross shot (1-4, 90th +3), goal scored while the RCSA led 4-0.
It must be said that Strasbourg, in the second half, lost none of its bite and it was ultimately Godo who was able to score a double after the break. Benefiting from the precise services of Moreira then Enciso, the Ivorian striker scored with the shoulder (1-3, 58th) and the right foot (1-4, 72nd), each time with a fox on the surface. In the standings, this fifth defeat in a row (the third in Ligue 1) leaves the Mastiffs (5th) four lengths behind the Lyonnais (4th) while an OL-Lille match is planned for next Sunday. The formation of Gary O’Neil (7th) comes back two lengths from its victim of the evening and stores a little confidence before receiving the Parisian leader at the close of the next day.
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