Lionel Messi’s late goal helped Paris Saint-Germain beat Lille. Neymar had to be carried off the field due to an ankle injury. Kylian Mbappe scored two goals. Lionel Messi‘s late goal helped Paris Saint-Germain beat Lille 4-3 on Sunday in an exciting Ligue 1 game. Neymar had to be carried off the field due to … Read more
BORDEAUX: Bordeaux said Tuesday that three more players had returned positive cases of Covid-19 taking the total to five who will be out Wednesday against Lille in Ligue 1. Norwegian defender Stian Gregersen, Malian midfielder Issouf Sissokho and striker Sekou Mara tested positive, coach Vladimir Petkovic said. They joined Remi Oudin and Dilane Bakwa who … Read more
PARIS: With French football reeling this season due to repeated incidents of crowd violence, Lille’s achievement in reaching the Champions League last 16 comes as a much-needed bright spot. While an all-star Paris Saint-Germain dominate the headlines, Lille have followed up their remarkable Ligue 1 title triumph last season by making it through to the knockout stages … Read more
England Under-21 international Angel Gomes scored his first Champions League goal Wednesday as Lille cruised to a 3-1 win away to Wolfsburg to reach the last 16 for only the second time in their history. Gomes, 21, struck 12 minutes from time to seal a comfortable win for the reigning French champions and dump toothless … Read more
PARIS: Lille criticised the state of the pitch at their own Stade Pierre-Mauroy after the struggling Ligue 1 champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Nantes on Saturday, while second-placed Nice lost at home to bottom club, Metz. Jocelyn Gourvennec’s Lille, who are top of their Champions League group, sit 12th in Ligue 1 and … Read more
