Lille crushed Saint Etienne 4–1 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Saturday, 1 February 2025, in a Matchday 20 fixture of the Ligue 1 season. The 20:05 UTC kickoff delivered a commanding home victory that underlined Lille’s strengths and deepened Saint Etienne’s difficulties just past the halfway point of the campaign.

For Lille, the result was a powerful statement of intent in a tightly contested Ligue 1 season. At Matchday 20, Paulo Fonseca’s side was firmly in the hunt for a Champions Lea...