Bologna 1-2 Lille: Mukau heroics keep away side in touch of top eight

Ngal’ayel Mukau proved the hero for Lille as they battled to a hard-fought 2-1 away win over Bologna in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Mukau opened the scoring for Lille a minute before the break from a rebound after his initial shot was blocked, before Bologna struck through Jhon Lucumi in the 63rd minute.

That marked the Serie A side’s first goal in the competition this campaign, though the home celebrations were cut short soon after.

Mukau scored his second just three minutes later before Bologna were unable to find another goal as their goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski pulled off several fine saves to keep them in the game.

Lille’s win moved them on to 10 points in the standings, while Bologna remain on one point after slumping to their third successive defeat.

FULL-TIME: Bologna 1-2 LOSC

Another superb @ChampionsLeague win secured!

Mukau at the double tonight.

GET IN!!! #BolognaLOSC | #UCL pic.twitter.com/eg7Z8ceTid

— LOSC (@LOSC_EN) November 27, 2024

Data Debrief: Lovely Lille flying

Outside of the knockout stages, Lille have lost just one of their last nine matches in the Champions League (W6 D2), losing 2-0 against Sporting CP on MD1 this season.

Bologna, meanwhile, have lost their last four in this competition and are the first Italian side to suffer as many defeats in a row in a single campaign.

The Serie A club, at least, avoided becoming just the second side to fail to score in their first five games in Champions League history, with Galatasaray the only to do so during the 1993-94 season.