When Lille lost its opening Champions League match in September, only a few bold gamblers would have bet on the Ligue 1 side to qualify for the last 16 of European club soccer’s elite tournament.

Feyenoord was handed a heavy defeat by OSC Lille in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. The Rotterdammers lost the last game of the league phase 6-1 in France. Brian Priske’s side finished within the first 24 spots and qualified for the playoff round despite this.

PSV Eindhoven spoiled Arne Slot’s return to the Netherlands as a dramatic turnaround at the end of the first half handed Liverpool their first defeat in the Champions League. With his team already assured of a place in the last 16,

Dozens of Feyenoord fans banned from traveling to Lille for a Champions League game between the two clubs have been turned away or arrested at the border.

Supporters of Dutch club Feyenoord have been banned from travelling to French side Lille for their Champions League clash on Wednesday due to the risk of violence between supporters and law enforcement.

Lille secured a surprise spot in the Champions League's top eight, as they benefitted from three own goals in a dominant win over Feyenoord.

Feyenoord supporters have been banned by French authorities from traveling to Lille for next week’s final Champions League group game between the two clubs. The French authorities said Feyenoord's travels are often marred by “public order disturbances due to the violent behavior of certain supporters or individuals claiming to be supporters of this team,

But the northern France side defied all the odds and concluded the league phase campaign of the competition with a 6-1 thrashing of Feyenoord on Wednesday. It was the first time Lille scored more than three goals in the Champions League.

Dozens of Feyenoord fans banned from travelling to Lille for the final Champions League group game between the two clubs have been turned away or arrested at the border, according to French authoritie