Real Madrid continue their defense of their Champions League crown in Lille on matchday two of the league stage on Wednesday night.
Very little has come easy for Carlo Ancelotti’s men at the start of the 2024/25 season, but they came very close to securing a big win in a fierce Madrid derby on Sunday before Angel Correa equalized for Atlético in discount time.
Still, Madrid gained a point over La Liga leaders Barcelona after being thrashed by Osasuna on Saturday.
Lille secured a domestic victory at the weekend as Jonathan David continued his fine record against Le Havre in a 3-0 win. Bruno Genesio’s side have had a mixed start to the new season and were beaten 2-0 at Sporting CP in their opening league campaign after being reduced to ten men in the first leg party
The holders, meanwhile, got the job done and beat Stuttgart 3-1 to open their account, although the German must have left the Santiago Bernabéu wondering how they failed to win in the Spanish capital before the great amount of opportunities it created in the capital. the night
here it is 90 minutes guide to the next Real Madrid Champions League match against Lille.
Lille vs Real Madrid H2H record
This is the first competitive match between Lille and Real Madrid.
Current form (all competitions)
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Lille |
Real Madrid |
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Le Havre 0-3 Lille – 28/09/24 |
Atlético de Madrid – Real Madrid 1-1 – 29/09/24 |
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Lille 3-3 Strasbourg – 21/09/24 |
Real Madrid 3-2 Alaves – 24/09/24 |
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Sporting CP 2-0 Lille – 17/09/24 |
Real Madrid 4-1 Espanyol – 21/09/24 |
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St Etienne 1-0 Lille – 13/09/24 |
Real Madrid – Stuttgart 3-1 – 17/09/24 |
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Lille 1-3 PSG – 01/09/24 |
Real Sociedad 0-2 Real Madrid – 14/09/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Discovery+, discovery+ app, TNT Sports 5 |
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united states |
Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, ViX, TUDN USA, UniMás |
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canada |
DAZN |
Angel Gomes picked up two yellow cards on matchday 1 and is suspended for Wednesday’s game, so we could see former Everton midfielder Andre Gomes getting the nod in the center of the park for the home side.
A foot injury continues to plague Iceland star Hakon Arnar Haraldsson, with Lille also without Nabil Bentaleb, Ismaily, Samuel Umtiti and Ngal Ayel Mukau against the starters.
Expected line-up of Lille against Real Madrid (4-3-3): Knight; Santos, Diakite, Alexsandro, Gudmundsson; Andre, Andre Gomes, Cabella; Zhegrova, David, Sahraoui.
Kylian Mbappé He was believed to be out until after the international break with a muscle injury, but the Frenchman has recovered faster than expected and could be involved on Wednesday night. He traveled with the rest of the Madrid squad.
Fran Garcia was the subject of a nasty challenge from Marcos Llorente in Sunday’s derby and is doubtful for this one, while Thibaut Courtois picked up an abductor injury against Atletico and will be out for a couple of weeks.
Andriy Lunin replaced the Belgian last season and Ancelotti will call him up again.
Brahim Diaz, Dani Ceballos and David Alaba are also absent for the away team, but Eduardo Camavinga could return to the starting eleven after making his comeback from injury at the weekend.
Expected line-up of Real Madrid against Atlético de Madrid (4-3-1-2):Lunin; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr.
It will take some time for Ancelotti to stumble upon his optimal formula with this set of players, but it doesn’t take a genius to realize that Madrid will be favorites in virtually every game they play this season given the abundance. of talent available to the Italian.
The gritty defense that laid the foundation for their success last season is yet to emerge, and Madrid are still not a cohesive unit going forward. Their inability to control games gives opponents opportunities to gain momentum, and Lille could have some success on Wednesday, especially given how well David and Edon Zhegrova have been performing of late.
Ultimately, though, Madrid always seem to find a way. Not a great Lille team by any means, and the visitors should do the job away from home.
