Lille News

Julien Pretot PARIS - Reuters Published on Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009 6:54PM EST J eremy Toulalan scored an own goal in stoppage time to hand Olympique Marseille a 5-5 draw at Olympique Lyon in a spectacular Ligue 1 game on Sunday after leaders Girondins Bordeaux had slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Lille.

Yohan Cabaye and Florent Balmont scored in the second half as Lille beat defending champion Bordeaux 2-0 in the French league on Sunday.

Rio Mavuba is expecting a fiery atmosphere at Genoa CFC's Luigi Ferraris Stadium, yet the LOSC Lille MA©tropole captain remains confident the French side possess sufficient quality and experience to maintain their excellent UEFA Europa League form.

Lille saw off 10-man Grenoble in an even and entertaining clash. Yohan Cabaye opened the scoring before the hosts had David Jemmali sent off and, after Grenoble had hit the woodwork, Gervinho's late solo goal made victory secure.

Grenoble v Lille. Click here to bet. Lille coach Rudi Garcia believes his players will be out for revenge at point-less Grenoble on Saturday as they aim to get over the disappointment of defeat at Auxerre.

Ireneusz Jelen scored two goals as Auxerre twice came from behind to claim a late win over Lille in Ligue 1. Jelen cancelled out Gervinho's 26th-minute opener 10 minutes later and levelled again 12 minutes from time after Pierre-Alain Frau had restored the visitors' lead.

Lille will seek to carry their European form into domestic competition on Saturday at Auxerre.

Ligue 1 side Lille moved to the top of Group B with a dominant 3-0 win at home to Genoa in the Europa League.

Genoa will look to put their Serie A woes behind them and concentrate on getting their Europa League campaign back on track with a win at Lille on Thursday.

Anfield Kick-off: 19.45 TV : Sky Sports 2, Sky Sports HD1. Touchline duel: Rafael Bentez v Claude Puel The Liverpool manager may take the attitude that his enemy's enemy is his friend, as evidenced by his appearance on French television alongside Puel two weeks ago.

Rennes were frustrated in their attempts to break into the top five in Ligue 1 as they were held to a goalless draw by Lille on Saturday night.

Lille v Rennes. Click here to bet. Lille coach Rudi Garcia has called on his side to continue their good form when Rennes visit the Stade Metropole on Saturday.

Monaco beat Marseille 2-1 on Sunday thanks to goals from Nene and Park Chu-Young to climb to fourth place in the French league.

Pierre-Alain Frau scored twice to lead Lille to a 3-2 comeback victory over Boulogne and steer his team out of the French league's relegation zone on Sunday.

Lille came from behind to thrash Slavia Prague with five goals in the second half of their Europa League clash.

Lille coach Rudi Garcia has urged his side to go out and fight for victory as they attempt to get back to winning ways in their Europa League clash at Slavia Prague on Thursday.

A diving header by Brazilian midfielder Wendel from a Benoit Tremoulinas cross on 23 minutes was enough to win the match.

A late goal from Pierre-Alain Frau earned Lille a share of the points from a 1-1 draw at home to fellow strugglers Nice.

Nice coach Didier Olle-Nicolle knows his side must tighten up defensively if they are to turn around their fortunes and start climbing the Ligue 1 table.

Valenciennes claimed just their second win of the Ligue 1 season with an emphatic 5-2 success at Sochaux.