It’s one of those fairytales, larger-than-life stories about an underdog fighting against the colossi and crashing one by one.Our hero, OSC Lille’s coach Bruno Genesio, already has three giants on his ‘death list’: Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola and, finally, Carlo Ancelotti.After last night’s shocking win against Real Madrid in the Champions League, Genesio has become only the third manager ever to take down all three of them.Before him, only Diego Simeone and Jurgen Klopp managed to beat Mou, Pep and Carletto in a competitive fixture.UCL: The biggest scalp in Lille history – Real Madrid fall at Stade Pierre-MauroyHowever, unlike those coaching legends, the list of teams Genesio used to coach is more than humble: Villefranche, Besancon, Lyon, Beijing Guoan, and Rennes.And now Lille, with whom he eliminated Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in the UCL qualifications earlier this season. Now, he’s in the elite with his team, and after a bad start and a 2-0 loss to Sporting Lisbon, Lille topped the defending champions, Real Madrid, on Wednesday night, ending their 38-match unbeaten run.”It is a really great performance from everybody and a beautiful reward for the club and our supporters. We are proud,” said Genesio.The first French coach to win against Mourinho and Guardiola in Europe: Bruno Génésio 🔥🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/QaeAKQcjGf— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) August 6, 2024 His counterpart, Ancelotti, admitted it was a deserved loss, as Genesio’s side overrun Los Blancos and his tactical approach made it impossible for the favourites to impose their style of play despite the likes of Vinicius, Mbappe, Bellingham, Endrick, Camavinga, Tchouameni and Modric on the pitch.”I am very honest. Criticism of us for today’s game is fair and correct and we have to accept it. We did not play well in this game,” Ancelotti said.So, who’s next on Bruno Genesio’s ‘death list’? Cholo Simeone himself, as Atletico Madrid face Lille in the third round of the Champions League on October 23 at Wanda Metropolitano.##NAJAVA_MECA_8380218##
