Seven defeats and only two draws had been Crvena zvezda\u2019s record in European away matches in France. Throughout history, the Red-and-Whites had failed to secure a win on French soil, but that negative tradition has now come to an end \u2014 the Serbian champions defeated Lille 1:0 (1:0) in the first leg of the Europa League Round of 32!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hero of the victory, at least as the goalscorer, was defender Tebo U\u010dena, who reacted brilliantly in the first minute of first-half stoppage time. Tomas Handel delivered a corner kick, D\u017eej Enem let the ball pass at the near post, and U\u010dena bundled it over the line from just a few meters out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no doubt that this is a major triumph for the Serbian champions. However, the win could have been even more convincing. The Red-and-Whites had three clear-cut chances in the second half, while Lille failed to create a single real scoring opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vladimir Lu\u010di\u0107 should have made it 2:0 in the 50th minute. He made a great run into the penalty area from the left and found himself one-on-one, but a Lille defender managed to catch up and block his shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, substitute Marko Arnautovi\u0107 received a perfect pass from Nair Tiknizjan in the 67th minute, but Berke \u00d6zer saved his sliding effort. The Lille goalkeeper came out on top again in the 86th minute after Arnautovi\u0107 was played through by Katai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n