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He keeps going "endlessly."
Giroud made the difference for Lille to reach the Europa League Round of 16 by leaving his mark this Thursday (26).
He has now scored 11 goals in European tournaments since turning 35 years old.
Almost forty—he's 39—the French striker has joined a list full of stars. See below.
Lille was one of the eight teams to qualify for the Round of 16 after the second leg of the playoffs.
Check out the highlights and possible matchups to be confirmed this Friday (27) below.
A list to respect, huh!
After losing at home 1-0, Lille needed to win at the Rajko Mitic, the Marakana.
And they opened the scoring in Serbia with Giroud, just four minutes in.
He now figures on the list of players with 11 or more goals in major European competitions after turning 35.
It was the third goal of the 2018 World Cup champion with France in the current UEL edition.
Red Star improved in the second half, but the decision went to extra time.
And it was up to Ngoy to secure Lille's qualification at 99'.
Penalties and more excitement in the other games
After losing away 2-1, Hungarian side Ferencváros knocked out Bulgarian Ludogorets by winning 2-0.
Goals by Kanichowsky and Zachariassen still in the first half.
There was another draw between Viktoria Plzeň and Panathinaikos.
After a 2-2 draw in the first leg, the 1-1 in Czechia took the decision to penalties.
And the Greek team won 4-3.
In the other game that kicked off at 2:45 p.m., Stuttgart managed the big advantage they built in Scotland.
They were defeated by Celtic (1-0), but had won 4-1 in the first leg.
Bologna had already won away and confirmed their qualification by beating Norwegian side Brann again, 1-0.
Sorensen made things harder for the visitors by being sent off at 37 minutes. And João Mário scored the game's only goal at 56'.
Celta also confirmed their favoritism with another win.
They had won 2-1 in Greece and this time beat PAOK 1-0.
Swedberg scored at 63'.
Fenerbahce dreamed after conceding 3-0 at home.
Akturkoglu opened the scoring at 22 after a mistake by Murillo.
And extended the lead after a penalty committed by Jair in the first attack of the second half.
Vitor Pereira had made four substitutions at once.
And Forest took control of the game.
And two of the players who came on made the difference. Play by Ola Aina and goal by Hudson-Odoi (68').
Fener didn’t give up. Forest had chances to tie and even turn it around, but both sides lacked precision. And the English team advanced 4-2 on aggregate.
Only Galatasaray and Samsunspor (Conference) will represent Turkish football in the UEFA tournaments' Round of 16.
Belgian side Genk won 3-1 on Croatian soil, opening a good lead.
And saw Dinamo Zagreb strike back in regulation time.
The visitors took the lead with Bakrar (47). Sor (51') equalized.
But Stojkovic (57' and 75') took the decision to extra time.
Extra time came, and with it, a Genk goal, with Perez Vinlof scoring an own goal (101')
Hero in regulation, Stojkovic left the Belgian team with ten men two minutes later.
And Genk made it 3-3 thanks to Heymans (114'). Securing a 6-4 aggregate win.
Possible matchups
The UEL Round of 16 matchups will be decided this Friday (27) starting at 8 a.m. (Brasília time).
But there are already predictions, as UEFA determined the possible pairings since the playoff draw.
The teams that advanced directly to the Round of 16 and were just waiting will host the first leg matches.
These are Lyon (1st), Aston Villa (2nd), Midtjylland (3rd), Betis (4th), Porto (5th), Braga (6th), Freiburg (7th), and Roma (8th).
See the possible matchups below:
Ferencváros 🆚 Porto or Braga
Panathinaikos 🆚 Midtjylland or Betis
Genk 🆚 Freiburg or Roma
Celta 🆚 Lyon or Aston Villa
Stuttgart 🆚 Porto or Braga
Nottingham Forest 🆚 Midtjylland or Betis
Bologna 🆚 Freiburg or Roma
Lille 🆚 Lyon or Aston Villa
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