Goal by Pasalic! (0-1)
It all started with a blunder by the Croatian goalkeeper who returned the ball to Zhegrova. The Kosovar chained the charms in the area but missed the finish, Rijeka began a counter-attack concluded with a subtle dive by Marco Pasalic, who left behind the defense!
Lille camp in the opposing camp
All Lille are playing in the opposing camp, but Gudmudsson finds no one on his center back. On the Croatian side, the two lines of four are clearly visible.
Cabella misses himself
Served in the area by a low cross from Gudmundsson, the northern playmaker failed to adjust his times. Rijeka manages to free herself.
A French club on the road to Rijeka, a first for 10 years
In 2013, HNK Rijeka crossed paths with Olympique Lyonnais in their Europa League group. Les Gones won 1-0 at Gerland and conceded a 1-1 draw in Croatia.
Rijeka points the tip of her nose
Vukcevic overflows on the left. His center at the far post finds Selahi, whose first-line recovery flies away.
André warned first
Late on Hodza 30 meters from the Croatian cage, Benjamin André received the first warning of the game.
90%!
Crushing monopoly of Lille on this first quarter of an hour. The Mastiffs have 90% possession of the ball.
Angel Gomes finds Labrovic’s gloves
The first shot of the game is Lille. Angel Gomes tries his luck from 20 yards out, but Labrovic lays down and easily catches the ball.
Lille masters
Apart from this heat stroke, Losc dominates this start to the match and evolves in the opposing camp. In these offensive phases, the Dogues bring out the ball from behind at three. Zhegrova does not hesitate to come and get the balls very low on her right wing.
Diakité already injured and replaced by Yoro
On the action, Bafodé Diakité injured his shoulder. The change is requested by the medical staff, Leny Yoro takes over.
What an opportunity for Rijeka!
Diakité finds himself in a hole, Ivanovic wins his duel with the international Espoirs and heads for goal. The Croatian striker tries to hook Lucas Chevalier but the Lille goalkeeper makes an impeccable exit at the feet of his opponent and keeps his clean sheet!
First Lille corner
Offset on the right side of the surface, André tries a cross-shot from a tight angle. Labrovic pushes back and concedes a first corner, which does nothing.
Rijeka kicks off
The Croats engage in this first leg of the Europa League Conference.
The players enter the pitch
In the wake of captain Benjamin André, the Lille residents enter the lawn of a half-full Stade Pierre-Mauroy. 23°C are recorded, far from the scorching heat that has suffocated France in recent days.
Paulo Fonseca brings out the big team for the first leg against Rijeka
Paulo Fonseca has chosen to display his usual starting XI to one player: Ismaily is replaced by Gudmundsson on the left flank of the Lille defense.
The composition of Losc (4-2-3-1): Chevalier – Santos, Diakite, Alexsandro, Gudmundsson – Andre, Gomes – Zhegrova, Cabella, Haraldsson – David.
The roof of the Pierre-Mauroy stadium will be closed in anticipation of thunderstorms
Thunderstorms are expected in the North. In anticipation, the roof of the Pierre-Mauroy stadium will be closed for the match between Losc and HNK Rijeka. Nearly 20,000 Lille supporters are expected and around 500 Croatian fans.
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For Fonseca, LOSC has an obligation to perform to wear the colors of Ligue 1
“France has one of the best championships in Europe and we have an obligation to have teams that perform in the European Cup,” said the Lille coach on Wednesday at a press conference.
Hello everyone and welcome to the Lille-Rijeka live, play-off first leg of the Europa League Conference
After OM, will Ligue 1 experience another European disappointment? LOSC must go through the Europa League Conference play-offs: first leg this Thursday from 8 p.m., at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, against HNK Rijeka.
The Croatian club, third in its championship after the first four days, is in an astonishing situation: with an interim coach since Sergej Jakirovic joined Dinamo Zagreb on Monday … without having informed the president of his club. A funny vagueness that Lille intends to exploit.
Lille-Rijeka, first leg of the Europa League Conference: kick-off at 8 p.m. Match to follow live on RMC Sport 1, on the RMC Sport Twitch channel, as well as on the local channels of BFM Grand Lille and BFM Grand Littoral (in clear); also to follow live on the radio on RMC and in our live-text on RMC Sport.