Category: Match Report

When Mouctar Diakhaby misplaced a simple pass before clattering Victor Osimhen for his second yellow, it was the break Lille were waiting for. The French side had controlled, probed and surged, but no matter how much possession they had, the elusive goal would not come.

There is a slight swagger about Valencia these days. Early glimpses of confidence were shown last week when Daniel Parejo’s Paneka penalty beat Deportivo Alavés.

As soon as it left his foot, Daniel Parejo knew that the ball was going in – the smile on his face told it all. Finesse, not power, was the option this time instead, as he floated an exquisite Panenka penalty past a completely bemused Antonio Sivera of Deportivo Alaves.