Lille Face Galatasaray in Champions League Clash
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Lille played Galatasaray in the Champions League.
This was the third match in this part of the competition.
A young player named Soriba Diaoune scored a goal for Lille.
He is now the youngest player to ever score a goal for Lille in the Champions League.
This is a big moment for the young player.
Lille's coach is Carlo Ancelotti.
He is a famous football coach.
Ancelotti talked about damage in Lille.
The damage happened after violence on October 17.
He said the damage was "sad".
He was not happy about what happened.
The game was shown live for fans to watch.
Vocabulary8 words
- Champions League
- a big football competition in Europe
- match
- a game between two teams
- goal
- when a player puts the ball in the net
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- damage
- harm done to something
- violence
- actions that hurt people or things
- sad
- feeling unhappy
- live
- happening now, in real time
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Answer key
1. Champions League 2. He scored a goal 3. False
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Lille played Galatasaray in the _____.
This was the third _____ in this part of the competition.
A young player named Soriba Diaoune scored a _____ for Lille.
He is now the youngest player to ever score a goal for Lille in the Champions League.
Lille's _____ is Carlo Ancelotti.
He is a famous football coach.
Ancelotti talked about _____ in Lille.
The damage happened after _____ on October 17.
He said the damage was "_____".
He was not happy about what happened.
The game was shown _____ for fans to watch.
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