At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 5, the 1/16 final of the French Cup, In the first half, Amado Onana staged a good play in 5 minutes, and in the second half, Secco Fofana scored twice, and in the 94th minute, the whistle was tied, and the regular time was played 2-2! In the penalty shootout, Lille lost 3-4 and was eliminated 5-6 on aggregate.
In the 28th minute, Lens made a mistake on the defensive end, Amado Onana followed up with a right-footed push to break the deadlock and Lille broke the deadlock.
Five minutes later, Thiago Diallo crossed from the right, Jonathan Bamba's header was flicked back and Amado Onana's header at the back post was headed into the far corner to give Lille a 2-0 lead.
Amadou Onana, 20, who plays as a midfielder, only arrived in Lille for €7 million last August. This is the first time he has played a good show since joining Lille, and it has also broken the previous 22 games without scoring goals.
Amadou Onana instantly became popular, winning praise from fans, and some even compared him to Pogba.
In the 66th minute, Lens played a tacit cooperation, Muinga knocked back inside the penalty area, Said crossed the trend, and Seco Fofana followed up with a shot to help Lens pull back a city, 1-2!
In the 94th minute, Kakuta made the ball, Seco Forfana cut and then fired a powerful right-footed shot, and the ball hit the inside of the upright and entered the net, staging a perfect draw. Seco Fofana took off his shirt and ran wildly to celebrate, tenaciously dragging the game into a penalty shootout.
As a result, Lens made 4 of 5 free throws, and Lille lost free throws for Jose Fonte and Renato Sanchez, and finally fell 3-4, out of the game 5-6 on aggregate!
Lille was tragically reversed, missing the round of 16 of the French Cup, and suffered a black opening in 2022. In addition, Lille's 12-game unbeaten run ended, with the last defeat coming last October, when they lost 2-1 to Paris Saint-Germain.
Last season, Lille rose to prominence, pressing Paris Saint-Germain to win the fifth Ligue 1 title trophy in team history with a dark horse, breaking the 10-year-long league title drought.
Lille has played in the Champions League as a seeded team this season and successfully advanced to the round of 16 as the first in the group, and will compete with defending champions Chelsea for a ticket to the top 8. But in the eyes of fans, Lille is just a big package, ranking 3rd from the bottom on the list of odds for winning the championship.
In Ligue 1, Lille is only 8th in the table, 18 points behind Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the table, and is the most crotch-pulling defending champion in the five major leagues. Now, Lille is out early in the French Cup, it can be said that both fronts have collapsed, it is unrealistic to expect them to win the Champions League, and the season is empty.
It is worth mentioning that Lille is also one of the few champions to exit, with Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco and Marseille having all previously easily qualified.