TOPS
Jonathan David: the providential man
Who other than Jonathan David to propel the LOSC at the head of its group?
In the first half, it was he who showed the way to his teammates with his goal full of opportunism.
In the surface fox, he took advantage of an unfortunate assist from Andreas Ulmer to deceive Philipp Köhn with his left foot, almost at close range.
Offensively, he did not have a plethora of opportunities to eat, but he was able to be effective.
The Canadian had the status of a providential man to assume and he responded perfectly.
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Reinildo, masterful
Roberto Carlos put on his crampons again this Tuesday evening in Lille. If the comparison is obviously daring, the performance of Reinildo on his left lane arouses many superlatives. Imperial and authoritarian in his interventions, the Mozambican has hardly ever been caught defensively. It took all the talent of young Karim Adeyemi to come from time to time to cause some headaches to the Lille side. Offensively he did not hesitate to project himself in the image of this crazy race in the 52nd minute where the comparison with the Brazilian world champion is no longer so excessive. Sometimes irregular, Reinildo sets the record straight this season and takes more and more depth in the collective of the Mastiffs.
José Fonte: the old man holds the house
It's hard to imagine in this match that José Fonte is 37 years old.
For 90 minutes, he showed incredible strength and recalled that he was indeed the boss of the Mastiff's rearguard.
Very rarely caught in his back, he released a lot of balls from his head to relieve his teammates, all without committing the slightest mistake.
It was even he who obtained one in the 90th minute thanks to a nice full-axis breakthrough that allowed his partners to breathe as the Austrians pushed to come back.
A full match for the old Lille briscard who proved that he could still be invited to the table of the very high level.
FLOPS
Benjamin Sesko did not weigh
Without a questionable pun, he was indeed the youngest of this meeting. The 18-year-old Slovenian center-forward has never known how to be available to his partners. While we imagined him to serve as a pivot for Adeyemi given his large size (1.94m), he was too imprecise during the rare interesting balls he had to play. For example, his intercepted pass to the same Adeyemi in the 13th minute when another partner was alone on the right. The figures corroborate this general impression since he only touched 19 balls in an hour spent on the lawn for no strike on goal. The young striker is still a bit tender for this type of European meeting.
Andreas Ulmer:the weight of years
Unlike José Fonte, Andreas Ulmer looked more like his age (36) this Tuesday evening. It is he who, by missing his intervention in his area, puts the ball in the foot of Jonathan David who did not need to be asked to score at 5 meters. On his corridor, he initially muzzled Timothy Weah before suffering more in the face of the percussion of the American in the first act. Offensively, he did not always play the shots well and lacked precision in his crosses. Moreover, the game of the Austrians did not really go through his side in the second half. Difficult match for the one who played his 503rd game in the Salzburg jersey.
Brenden Aaronson: little threatening
Very good in the first leg, the American attacking midfielder was much less impressed on Tuesday.
Positioned in support of the two attackers in a 4-4-2 diamond, he was supposed to occupy the intervals but failed to be sufficiently dangerous.
In the 68th minute, he squandered a great opportunity to return to the score by sending his free kick into the wall.
A few minutes earlier, his cross to Sesko lacks precision while the center forward had managed, for once, to get rid of the marking.
A day without for the number 11 of Salzburg who, at only 21 years old, must also perfect his experience of the very high level.