Dernis’ curling corner finds net for a Lille bit of magic

LILLE’S Geoffrey Dernis scored the goal of the night direct from a corner to give the French side a slender advantage after their first leg against Sevilla in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup.

The left-footer curled the ball straight in after 24 minutes.

Rapid Bucharest, meanwhile, take a 2-0 lead to Hamburg after a goal from Daniel Niculae, on the stroke of half-time, was followed by another, in the 88th minute, from Mugurel Buga.