Lille win late after red-card chaos in Auxerre | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Lille edged Auxerre 4-3 in a wild Ligue 1 contest. Hakon Arnar Haraldsson opened the scoring in the ninth minute. Auxerre roared back as Lassine Sinayoko equalised (57.) and Chancel Mbemba put through his own net to make it 2-1 (66.), before Nabil Bentaleb and Soriba Diaoune flipped it (77., 80.), and Sinayoko converted a penalty (83.). Lille's ruthlessness told, scoring four goals from seven attempts, and Benjamin Andre headed the winner (86.). Lille rise from fourth to third, while Auxerre remain in the relegation play-off spot; Auxerre host Monaco in the Coupe de France next, and Lille visit St Maur Lusita in the same competition.

Player of the Match: Nabil Bentaleb dictated the midfield and sparked the fightback with his second half equaliser, completing 56 of 63 passes and producing 15 successful final third passes.

Stat of the Match: Lille scored four goals from seven attempts, a clinical edge that decided a chaotic game.

Three Things We Learned: Sinayoko carried Auxerre's threat with two goals and four shots on target. Set pieces underpinned pressure as Auxerre earned 10 corners to Lille's three. Discipline shaped the finale, with Nathan Ngoy sent off in the first half and late reds for Romain Perraud and Oussama El Azzouzi, plus Clément Akpa dismissed for a second yellow after the break.