It is last-chance saloon for the hosts at Stadion Stozice on Thursday night, as NK Olimpija Ljubljana welcome Lille knowing only a victory will be enough to keep their Europa Conference League dreams alive.
The Slovenian champions need to earn results in their final two group matches to have any opportunity of securing a top-two finish, while the visitors are a win away from progression.
The Slovenians dominated the ball and created the lion's share of the clear-cut chances on the evening, but they had to wait until the final 10 minutes to settle the contest, with David Sualehe and Mustafa Nukic eventually getting onto the scoresheet against a 10-man Klaksvik.
Since that maiden success in the group stage of the Conference League, Joao Henriques's men have sealed back-to-back wins in the Slovenian top flight against Mura and Radomlje most recently, with Nemanja Motika and Rui Pedro making the net ripple in the 2-0 win on Saturday.
Sitting bottom of the Group A standings having collected just three points from their opening four games, Ljubljana know that the four-point gap to second-placed Slovan Bratislava can only be clawed back with at least a point against their French visitors on Thursday night.
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