Liverpool need just one point to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League when they host Ligue 1 side Lille at Anfield on Tuesday night.
The Reds have been perfect in the competition so far, although they were a bit lucky to beat Girona in matchday six last month. Before that, Liverpool beat AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid to claim a commanding position at the top of the league stage table.
Arne Slot’s side come into this clash having struck late on at Brentford on Saturday and extending their lead at the top of the Premier League table to six points after arsenal they were snubbed by Aston Villa.
They will be tested by a Lille side who are unbeaten in 21 games in all competitions. Bruno Genesio’s side sit third in France after coming from behind to beat Nice on Friday night, and they also currently occupy the last place in the top eight in the European table.
After losing to Sporting CP on matchday one, Lille won four of their next five, including against Real Madrid, to leave themselves in a strong position. A place in the last 16 is far from assured, but their continental campaign will surely stretch beyond the end of January.
here it is 90 minutes guide to Liverpool vs. Lille in the Champions League.
Liverpool vs Lille Head-to-Head Record (All Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Liverpool |
Lille |
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Brentford 0-2 Liverpool – 18/01/25 |
Lille 2-1 Nice – 17/01/25 |
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Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool – 14/01/25 |
Marseille 1-1 (3-4p) Lille – 14/01/25 |
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Liverpool 4-0 Accrington – 11/25/01 |
Auxerre 0-0 Lille – 01/10/25 |
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Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool – 25/01/08 |
Lille 1-1 Nantes – 04/01/25 |
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Liverpool 2-2 Man Utd – 01/05/25 |
Rouen 0-1 Lille – 20/12/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Amazon Prime Video |
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united states |
Paramount+ |
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canada |
DAZN Canada |
Liverpool are healthy ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Lille, with Joe Gomez the only confirmed absentee. The centre-back is expected to be sidelined until February with a hamstring injury.
Diogo Jota, whose goal from the bench helped the Reds earn a point at Nottingham Forest, missed Saturday’s win over Brentford with a knock and is It is unlikely that he will recover in time for the visit of Lille.
There will surely be some rotation of Slot, who has not played much with his team so far. Conor Bradley, Wataru Endo, Jarell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas, Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott could make the team.
Liverpool predicted line-up against Lille (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Jones; Salah, Elliott, Chiesa; Núñez
Lille have a few more injury concerns than their hosts, and are without maverick winger Edon Zhegrova due to a muscle problem. Leading scorer Jonathan David will lead the line.
Ethan Mbappe and Nabil Bentaleb are unavailable in midfield, while Tiago Santos is out for the season with a knee injury.
Samuel Umtiti has barely featured since joining the club and remains sidelined.
Lille’s expected line-up against Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Knight; Meunier, Diakite, Ribeiro, Ismaily; Andre, Bouaddi; Bakker, Cabella, Sahrawi; david
Lille must have a sense of invincibility around them right now, but that can quickly diminish in an environment like Anfield.
Genesio’s men have shown they are not the only beneficiaries of a rather weak Ligue 1, with their performances in the league stage so far showing a balanced, well-coached and adaptable side. They like to control games with the ball, but Genesio will be aware that doing so is very difficult on Merseyside. Expect them to concede territory and aim to hit a rotated Liverpool team on the counter.
The slot rotation means the Reds are unlikely to be all that potent, but they have almost no stellar backups. The visitors will be eager to prove their worth, and the Reds should win at home again.
