Craig Burley explains why it was so important for Chelsea’s young core to get a victory at Lille.
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LILLE, France, Oct 2 (Reuters) – A brilliant late strike by Willian earned an otherwise unimpressive Chelsea a 2-1 win at Lille in Champions League Group H on Wednesday.Brazilian Willian volleyed home with 12 minutes left after Tammy Abraham’s opener had been cancelled out by Lille’s Victor Osimhen in the first half.Chelsea are third on three points behind second-placed Valencia who beat the Premier League side in the opening round of matches.Ajax Amsterdam top the standings with a maximum six points…
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PARIS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Stade Rennais missed out on the opportunity to go top of the Ligue 1 table when they were held 1-1 at home by Lille on Sunday.Adrien Hunou cancelled out Jonathan Ikone’s second-half strike as Rennes moved up to third on 11 points from six matches, leaving Lille in fifth, one point adrift.French international Ikone opened the scoring one minute into the second half by latching onto Victor Osimhen’s cross, only for Hunou to head home for the hosts in the 68th minute.Leaders…
Amsterdam police say they have detained about 100 Lille fans ahead of the French club’s Champions League match against Ajax.
Police said in a tweet Tuesday that the fans were detained for offenses including disrupting public order, setting off fireworks and violence.
The fans were gathered at a metro station near the Johan Cruyff Arena, which is hosting Tuesday night’s match.
Dutch police said on Tuesday they had detained 303 supporters of French soccer club Lille in Amsterdam’s city centre.
In a statement, Amsterdam police said the supporters were suspected of “disturbing public order, lighting off fireworks and violence.”
Lille play Ajax Amsterdam in a Champions’ League match on Tuesday.
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Philippe Coutinho explains how his chats with Thiago helped make his move to Bayern Munich come to fruition.
Bayern Munich’s Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches has joined Ligue 1 side Lille on a four-year deal as he bids for a place in his country’s Euro 2020 plans, the clubs announced on Friday.
Sanches, who joined Bayern as an 18-year-old in 2016 from Benfica, was largely confined to a minor substitute role in Munich amid strong competition for a starting spot.
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It took Victor Osimhen all of 19 minutes to not only announce his arrival to Ligue 1, but to throw down the gauntlet to any and all competitors for the Nigeria number 9 jersey.
And what a way to make that announcement for the new Lille man, who bagged a brace against FC Nantes in their season opener on the weekend. Nicolas Pepe… who?
For the first goal, Jose Fonte’s hoofed clearance all the way from the back looked anything but dangerous, especially as Osimhen was sandwiched between two defenders….
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Arsenal are expected to complete a five-year, €80 million deal for Lille winger Nicolas Pepe on Tuesday, according to ESPN FC sources.
Pepe is in London for a medical, the sources said, after Arsenal beat four other clubs for the 24-year-old’s signature.
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Napoli, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid had all agreed on the fee with Lille for Pepe, but according to sources, he agreed personal terms…