UEFA Champions League

Lille vs Sturm Graz 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

  • 37': Osame Sahraoui
  • 45'+2': Mitchel Bakker
  • 81': Hakon Arnar Haraldsson
FT
3 - 2
  • 45'+4': Otar Kiteishvili
  • 47': Mika Biereth

Haraldsson's late goal seals 3-2 win for Lille over Sturm Graz

Lille secured a 3-2 victory over visitors Sturm Graz in a Champions League thriller on Wednesday, with substitute Hakon Arnar Haraldsson scoring a late winner.

Match Commentary

  • 8': Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Goal! Lille 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Osame Sahraoui (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexsandro Ribeiro following a fast break.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Lille 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Mitchel Bakker (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Lille 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tochi Chukwuani.
  • 47': Goal! Lille 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2. Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by William Bøving following a fast break.
  • 56': Substitution, Lille. Ngal'ayel Mukau replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi.
  • 68': Substitution, Lille. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Ismaily.
  • 68': Substitution, Lille. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Rémy Cabella.
  • 74': Mitchel Bakker (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Lille. Hákon Haraldsson replaces Mitchel Bakker.
  • 80': Substitution, Lille. Mohamed Bayo replaces Osame Sahraoui because of an injury.
  • 81': Goal! Lille 3, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2. Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan David.
  • 84': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Stefan Hierländer replaces Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
  • 85': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Tomi Horvat replaces William Bøving.
  • 87': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Arjan Malic replaces Max Johnston.
  • 87': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Seedy Jatta replaces Tochi Chukwuani.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lille 3, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 45,796

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+11 Bayern Munich 4 12 0
+11 Arsenal 4 12 0
+10 Internazionale 4 12 0
+7 Manchester City 4 10 0
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Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 9
6 Saves 2
33.3 Possession 66.7
10 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
225 Accurate Passes 558
309 Passes 636
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
11 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.1
60 Long Balls 40
21 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 1
17 Effective Tackles 9
28 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 9
29 Effective Clearances 18
29 Clearances 18

Line-Ups

LILL Lille (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Lucas Chevalier (GK)
4 Alexsandro
18 Bafodé Diakité
31 Ismaily
12 Thomas Meunier
10 Rémy Cabella
32 Ayyoub Bouaddi
21 Benjamin André
9 Jonathan David
11 Osame Sahraoui
20 Mitchel Bakker

STG SK Sturm Graz (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
53 Danill Khudiakov (GK)
5 Gregory Wüthrich
35 Niklas Geyrhofer
4 Jon Gorenc Stankovic
24 Dimitri Lavelée
2 Max Johnston
10 Otar Kiteishvili
8 Malick Yalcouyé
21 Tochi Phil Chukwuani Yellow Card
15 William Bøving
18 Mika Biereth

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