Lille defeated Feyenoord by 6 to 1 scoreline with a shocking double own goal by Feyenoord defender Trauner which is first in European Championship and set a record that the club would not be able to celebrate.
Lille Made Place In The Champions League Top 8 With A Splendid 6-1 Victory Over Feyenoord Destroying Their Hope To Enter Direct Qualification Zone
Lille and Feyenoord were in the playoff position before the game and both teams had to win the match to secure a place in top 8. Feyenoord was in 11th position and Lille in 12 both having 13 points with the same win, draw, and loss. Les Dogues showed their capability in the must-win match by not only defeating but thrashing the Dutch side to make place in the next round of CL.
Overcrowding the defensive area by Feyenoord player Gave an advantage to French team
Lille took charge for the very first of the game when Osmane Sahraoui scored the first goal of the game taking from Cebella and placing the ball in an acute angle. Just after four minutes, Feyenoord got a chance to equalize the goal but a foul on the goalkeeper disallowed the goal.
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However, within 17 minutes Santiago Jiménez scored a free header from a corner making the score equal for the visitor and after the goal, there was heavy chaos in the Feyenoord defense box resulting in another 5 goals for Lille. The two injuries of Striker Giminez and Goalkeeper Bijlow made Feyenoord panic and go to defend.
At 37 minutes Trauner put the ball during clearing a pass from Bakker that Sahraoui just touched. In the second half again there was a deflection from the Feyenoord player Hancko that made the shot Gomez finish into the net which is however not given as an own goal otherwise it would be a hat trick of own goal for the Dutches.
Defensive Error And Chaos In Box Made Feyenoord Suffer In The Game
After going 3-1 down there were more defensive mistakes made by the visitors that created chances for Lille. In the 74th minute, the French team scored another goal taking advantage of overcrowding in the area and Jonathon David made it 4 for his team.
Again the attack of The Mastiffs finished by deflecting in the legs of Trauner making the Austrian set a record for scoring two own goals in a single match in Champions League.
The final goal was from Cabella, who headed the ball in an open net as GK went to feast the ball and Sahraoui lofted it over his head to the Frenchman which was the final nail in Feyenoord’s coffin. Now the Dutch team is in 19th position and has to win playoffs to qualify in the round of 16.
