Losc got a big scare on Sunday. Consequence of Willem Geubbels’ opening score before the quarter of an hour of play. Lille had to wait until the 40the minute to equalize then the start of the last quarter of an hour to finally go in front. And if they finally won 4-2, the Mastiffs can thank Olivier Giroud.
While he remained for two months without having scored a single goal, the French world champion scored the first two northern goals, the first with a very nice cross strike after a good serve from Romain Perraud and the second from the penalty spot.
The former Montpellier, whose last double was more than two years ago, did not shy away from his pleasure at the end of the meeting.
“I’ve been waiting for this goal, the cages have been a little small for a few matches,” he confided after the match. These are cycles and it is a great relief when success and efficiency return. »
The start of a good series?
“I’m happy for the team, we worked well during this break, with the guys who came back a little late it’s never easy. I hope this is the start of a good series,” added the native of Chambéry, who had not scored in the Europa League victory against Brann on September 25.
Thanks to this victory, Losc moves back to fourth place, with seven points on PSG and five on the podium, completed by Marseille and Lens. “ We had a big challenge to make in the rankings, we will try to hang on to the three in front, to give them a hard time. It was important from an accounting point of view to pick up the pieces,” also highlighted the top scorer in the history of the France team.
