
The leader of the Lille championship "Lill" on Saturday became the owner of the National Cup. In the decisive match, the "bulldogs" with a minimum score were stronger than Paris Saint -Germain - the only goal on the account of Louis Obranyak. For Lille, this is the sixth Cup of France in history and the first over the past 56 years.
By the number of victories in the France Cup, Lille was equal to the “St. Ethany” and is now behind only from the PSG and the Marseilles “Olympic”, which have 8 and 10 wins in the Cup, respectively, reports NTV-Plus Sport .
“We are very happy. You must understand that people have been waiting for this for 56 years. We have a little time to practice, after which we must prepare for the environment,” Lillya quotes the head coach Rudy Garcia Eurosport . “It is important that we did not have to play extra time, although we already thought that we could not do without it.”
Lille midfielder Rio Mavuba added that this victory was given to his team in a difficult struggle, and congratulated all the partners with this success: “It was very difficult. PSG showed a good game. The final is only a victory, and we are all very happy that we succeeded. Throughout the season, we showed a confident game. The overall won the match for us.
At the moment, Lille is heading the standings of the French championship, ahead of the second “Marcel” by four points. On Wednesday, May 18, "Bulldogs" will play with "Sosho".