Lille vs SK Brann, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League

Lille

54': Hamza Igmane
80': Olivier Giroud

FT
2 - 1

SK Brann

59': Saevar Atli Magnússon

About

Lille are hosting SK Brann at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Niklas Castro (Brann).
1': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Jacob Sørensen (Brann).
2': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Delay in match because of an injury Niklas Castro (Brann).
3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4': Corner, Brann. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
4': Attempt missed. Fredrik Knudsen (Brann) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Niklas Castro with a cross following a corner.
5': Calvin Verdonk (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by Thore Pedersen (Brann).
5': Foul by Niklas Castro (Brann).
5': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Thore Pedersen.
8': Offside, Lille. Matias Fernandez-Pardo is caught offside.
9': Foul by Osame Sahraoui (Lille).
9': Thore Pedersen (Brann) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Thore Pedersen (Brann).
11': Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Attempt missed. Osame Sahraoui (Lille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb.
14': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Fredrik Knudsen.
15': Attempt missed. Hamza Igamane (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb with a headed pass following a corner.
17': Foul by Niklas Castro (Brann).
17': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Niklas Castro (Brann) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Foul by Calvin Verdonk (Lille).
22': Sævar Magnússon (Brann) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt missed. Emil Kornvig (Brann) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Holm with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
24': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Vetle Dragsnes.
25': Attempt missed. Hamza Igamane (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
26': Felix Myhre (Brann) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Foul by Hamza Igamane (Lille).
28': Chancel Mbemba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Sævar Magnússon (Brann).
31': Attempt blocked. Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui.
31': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Fredrik Knudsen.
34': Foul by Hákon Haraldsson (Lille).
34': Jacob Sørensen (Brann) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Felix Myhre (Brann).
34': Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Offside, Lille. Ngal'ayel Mukau is caught offside.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Thore Pedersen (Brann).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Noah Holm (Brann) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emil Kornvig.
41': Attempt missed. Niklas Castro (Brann) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
42': Attempt blocked. Tiago Santos (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matias Fernandez-Pardo with a headed pass.
42': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jacob Sørensen.
43': Offside, Lille. Hamza Igamane is caught offside.
45': Attempt missed. Emil Kornvig (Brann) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thore Pedersen.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Felix Myhre.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Hamza Igamane (Lille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb with a cross.
45'+3': First Half ends, Lille 0, Brann 0.
45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Brann 0.
45': Substitution, Brann. Denzel De Roeve replaces Thore Pedersen because of an injury.
49': Attempt missed. Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui following a fast break.
51': Attempt blocked. Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui.
51': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Eivind Helland.
52': Attempt missed. Maxima Goffi (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui following a corner.
52': Attempt missed. Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
53': Attempt blocked. Sævar Magnússon (Brann) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Kornvig.
54': Goal! Lille 1, Brann 0. Hamza Igamane (Lille) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matias Fernandez-Pardo.
55': Substitution, Brann. Eggert Gudmundsson replaces Niklas Castro.
58': Corner, Brann. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
59': Foul by Fredrik Knudsen (Brann).
59': Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Goal! Lille 1, Brann 1. Sævar Magnússon (Brann) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Holm with a through ball.
61': Foul by Eggert Gudmundsson (Brann).
61': Tiago Santos (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Emil Kornvig (Brann) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Eggert Gudmundsson.
64': Corner, Brann. Conceded by Calvin Verdonk.
64': Attempt missed. Fredrik Knudsen (Brann) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eggert Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
66': Attempt saved. Osame Sahraoui (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Mathias Dyngeland (Brann). Assisted by Matias Fernandez-Pardo.
66': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Mathias Dyngeland.
67': Foul by Hamza Igamane (Lille).
67': Mathias Dyngeland (Brann) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Lille. Olivier Giroud replaces Hamza Igamane.
67': Substitution, Lille. Félix Correia replaces Osame Sahraoui.
69': Foul by Sævar Magnússon (Brann).
69': Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Sævar Magnússon (Brann) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Brann. Ulrik Mathisen replaces Noah Holm.
74': Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ngal'ayel Mukau.
74': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Fredrik Knudsen.
77': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Vetle Dragsnes.
77': Substitution, Lille. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Nabil Bentaleb.
78': Eggert Gudmundsson (Brann) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille).
79': Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Felix Myhre (Brann).
80': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Eivind Helland.
80': Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
80': Attempt blocked. Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chancel Mbemba with a headed pass.
80': Goal! Lille 2, Brann 1. Olivier Giroud (Lille) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tiago Santos with a cross following a corner.
85': Attempt saved. Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Mathias Dyngeland (Brann). Assisted by Ngal'ayel Mukau.
87': Substitution, Lille. Soriba Diaoune replaces Hákon Haraldsson.
87': Substitution, Lille. Aïssa Mandi replaces Tiago Santos.
87': Substitution, Brann. Mads Sande replaces Emil Kornvig.
87': Substitution, Brann. Bård Finne replaces Sævar Magnússon.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Mads Sande (Brann) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eggert Gudmundsson.
90'+2': Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille).
90'+2': Jacob Sørensen (Brann) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Bård Finne (Brann) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Felix Myhre with a through ball.
90'+2': Corner, Brann. Conceded by Berke Özer.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Mads Sande (Brann) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Lille).
90'+3': Second Half ends, Lille 2, Brann 1.
0': Match ends, Lille 2, Brann 1.

Statistics

SKBR		LILL
12	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	11
2	Saves	2
45.2	Possession	54.8
12	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
343	Accurate Passes	430
435	Passes	514
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	3
8	Crosses	24
0.3	Cross %	0.1
60	Long Balls	57
30	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	5
16	Effective Tackles	14
23	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
4	Interceptions	11
26	Effective Clearances	14
26	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 17,529

UEFA Europa League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	FC Midtjylland	3	+6	9
2	Braga	3	+5	9
3	Lyon	3	+5	9
4	Dinamo Zagreb	3	+4	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lille (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Berke Özer (GK)
38	Maxima Goffi
18	Chancel Mbemba
24	Calvin Verdonk
22	Tiago Santos
6	Nabil Bentaleb
10	Hakon Arnar Haraldsson
11	Osame Sahraoui
17	Ngal'ayel Mukau
29	Hamza Igmane
7	Matias Fernandez-Pardo

Lille Substitutes:

Samy Merzouk, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Felix Correia, Marius Broholm, Nathan Ngoy, Aïssa Mandi, Arnaud Bodart, Olivier Giroud, Soriba Diaoune, Morgan Costarelli.

SK Brann (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Matias Dyngeland (GK)
26	Eivind Helland
3	Fredrik Knudsen
20	Vetle Dragsnes
23	Thore Baardsen Pedersen
18	Jacob Sørensen
8	Felix Horn Myhre
10	Emil Kornvig
29	Noah Holm
9	Niklas Castro
22	Saevar Atli Magnússon

SK Brann Substitutes:

Eggert Aron Gudmundsson, Tom Bramel, Mathias Klausen, Nana Boakye, Mads Hansen, Mads Sande, Ulrick Mathisen, Bard Finne, Denzel De Roeve, Japhet Sery.

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