Mission accomplished! Before heading to Turkey next week for a return leg that promises to be exciting, the Dogues had the good idea of taking a bit of a lead this Tuesday against Fenerbahçe, winners 2-1 of their third preliminary round first leg of the Champions League. A close call!
Losc perfectly took the measure of this double confrontation often missed by French clubs forced to go through two warm-up rounds before seeing the C1. From the first quarter of an hour of play, Tiago Santos knew how to find the fault with a little luck (1-0, 12e) – an advantage long held by the Northerners, thanks in particular to the prowess of Lucas Chevalier in the cage.
Zhegrova, more than a joker
At the end of the match, however, the French Espoirs goalkeeper, deprived of the Olympic Games due to an unfortunate spring injury, could do nothing about a wonderful free kick converted by Irfan Kahveci for the Istanbulites (1-1, 80e). This was before the coup de grace delivered by Edon Zhegrova in favour of Lille, just 20 minutes after coming into play (2-1, 90e+1).
However, nothing is decided yet for Losc, who will have to fight in Istanbul next Tuesday at 7pm to reach the Champions League play-offs. They will then have to overcome another obstacle: either Union Saint-Gilloise or Slavia Prague (August 21-28).
