Author of a splendid goal against PSV Eindhoven (1-1), Elye Wahi established himself as the providential man for RC Lens in the Champions League.
A free kick provoked in Seville (1-1), a subtle offering for Adrien Thomasson before a victorious goal during the epic success against Arsenal (2-1), and another magnificent achievement against PSV Eindhoven (1-1): Elye Wahi is involved in all the goals for Racing Club de Lens during this 2023-24 Champions League campaign.
If the French international Espoir retains a lot of room for improvement after his transfer last summer from Montpellier, his ability to change a match with a gesture and his qualities as a pure scorer make him the providential man for the Sang et Or on the European scene.
Micoud under the spell of Wahi
Tuesday, Elye Wahi scored a goal that looks like a carbon copy of his gem scored against Arsenal: a cross to the line from Frankowski and a first-intention recovery that hit the mark. This even gets a higher artistic note since the attacker took the ball with the outside of his foot, on a cross coming from the right. An astonishing, high-class gesture, commented on in the show l’Equipe du Soir by consultant Johan Micoud.
The former French international made a flattering comparison: “ He is still not clumsy in front of goal. He reminds me of Sylvain Wiltord, I hope he will have the same career…“, enthused Micoud on La Chaîne L’Equipe. A very nice compliment, if we remember that Johan Micoud knew the best version of Sylvain Wiltord at the Girondins de Bordeaux.
