One of the great revelations of the Champions League championship phase was undoubtedly the Lilac. Genesio’s team closed in 7th place thus gaining direct access to the round of 16 and yesterday lived one of the best evenings in its history by disintegrating the Feyenoord at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium with a really incredible 6-1.
A small feat for the northern club of France, who had to deal with a particularly hard calendar but who passed all obstacles with merit. The 16 points in the standings are the result of five wins, a draw and two defeats and Lille got two excellent scalps: that of Real Madrid, beaten 1-0 at home, and that of Atlético Madrid, defeated 3-1 away . Two capital performances, as well as the one against Liverpool (despite the 2-1 ko) and the draw against Thiago Motta’s Juventus.
“After the draw it was difficult to imagine that he can end up in this position,” Genesio said at the press conference. “We were aiming to return between the 24th, we knew we could do it, but get 16 points and finish 7th … I don’t think many people would believe it. We deserved what we got today, with great victories and great games. Congating everyone.