Celta de Vigo achieved a heroic 2-1 victory over Lille in a game on matchday seven of the UEFA Europa League league stage. This result guaranteed the Spanish qualification for the play-off and a victory in the last game against Red Star, next week, could even send them directly to the round of 16, depending on other results. The French, in turn, will have to fight with all their might against Freiburg to remain in the top 24. Celta's victory is heroic because the team played with one less player for more than an hour, as, in the 29th minute, Hugo Sotelo received a straight red card for a harsh tackle. At that time, the Galicians were already winning 1-0, after having had an opportunity in the first minute to score, through Williot Swedberg, who took advantage of a mistake by one of the opposing defenders. Later, Lille failed to equalize, and the hosts even scored a second goal. The author was Carl Starfelt, in the 69th minute, following a dead ball. The French only managed to reduce the deficit through veteran Olivier Giroud in the 86th minute, but there were no further goals, despite a total of 15 minutes of stoppage time being played in both halves.