Let’s go to Pierre-Mauroy, for the 2nd day of the Champions League! Kylian Mbappé was placed on the bench at the start of this Lille – Real Madrid.
21:10 – Chevalier makes a good intervention (11th)
On a cross from Dani Carvajal, the Lille goalkeeper beats Endrick. The Dogues goalkeeper is very reassuring at the start of the game!
21:08 – Lille insists on the right side (9th)
For the moment, Mendy and Bellingham are standing together without much difficulty. There are many technical errors.
21:07 – What a save from Chevalier! (6th)
At the corner of the penalty area, Zhegrova was picked off by Bellingham. As a trickster, Vinicius tried to place the ball in Chevalier’s little net. The Lille goalkeeper quickly fell to the ground. It was very dangerous.
21:05 – Real Madrid moves into the Lille camp (5th)
Diakité missed his restart, and the Real Madrid midfielders moved up the block by around twenty meters.
21:04 – Carvajal is sanctioned (3rd)
The Real Madrid captain touched the ball with his hand following a nice acceleration from Bakker. It’s a free kick towards the 35 meters of the goal guarded by Lunin. Unfortunately for the Mastiffs, Zhegrova missed her technical move.
9:02 p.m. – Great intervention from Alexsandro (2nd)
Launched in depth by Bellingham, Endrick was outplayed by the Lille defender. His tackle was praised by the public.
20:59 – Here we go for this Lille – Real Madrid! (1st)
Valverde, in a magnificent atmosphere, launches this game! Lille is forced to perform in this Champions League.
8:55 p.m. – The players enter the pitch!
The Pierre-Mauroy stadium was full for this gala meeting between Lille and Real Madrid! The Champions League anthem is ringing out in the Dogues grounds!
20:50 – Aurélien Tchouaméni is under fire from critics
The French international is not having the best start to the season of his career, and must approach a different role since the early retirement of Toni Kroos. Before this Lille – Real Madrid, the former Girondins de Bordeaux midfielder spoke about the recent criticism towards him: “I am very calm about what is said. As a sportsman, that you do things well or badly, the most important thing is to help my team win. I do what the coach asks me to do. As a player, if you listen to the press too much, you go crazy. I am very calm.”
20:45 – What are the predictions for the Lille – Real Madrid match?
Quite logically, online operators see the Merengue as the favorites of this Lille – Real Madrid.
- Winamax: Lille (5.70) – Draw (4.20) – Real Madrid (1.56).
- Betclic : Lille (5.65) – Zero (4.40) – Real Madrid (1.53).
- Unibet : Lille (5.50) – Zero (4.30) – Real Madrid (1.55).
20:40 – This shock will be special for Kylian Mbappé
The Merengue star will not find his brother for this Real Madrid – Lille. On the other hand, for the first time since his transfer to the Spanish capital, he returns to play in France. And it is more unexpected as he did not participate in the Madrid derby due to an injury to his left thigh. Speaking to the press, Carlo Ancelotti spoke: “He recovered very quickly, he only trained individually, he did not lose his physical condition. We don’t want to take any risks, but he wanted to traveling to play. He feels good.”
20:35 – The composition of the Merengue for this Lille – Real Madrid!
Carlo Ancelotti has decided to entrust the armband to Dani Carvajal for this Lille – Real Madrid. Mbappé takes his place on the bench.
8:30 p.m. – No reunion for the Mbappé brothers
Injured in the quadriceps during LOSC’s victory in Le Havre (3-0), Ethan Mbappé was forced to withdraw from this Lille – Real Madrid: “There is disappointment, admitted Bruno Genesio. He is a young player. It was a special match for him. I don’t think there are many brothers who have met in. Champions League. Maybe never. I haven’t seen him since his injury. I don’t want to talk to him quickly, because I know what he is like. There’s no point adding more. I will talk to him after the match because emotionally it will be difficult for him and his family. He is a young player who is progressing. He will have another opportunity to experience these situations.”
20:25 – The composition of the Dogues for this Lille – Real Madrid!
Bruno Genesio entrusted the captain’s armband to his midfielder Benjamin André.
20:20 – Bruno Genesio, Lille coach: “We are facing the biggest club in the world”
At a press conference, the former Olympique Lyonnais coach showed his fangs before this Lille – Real Madrid: “I have a lot of ambition otherwise we would stay at home. If we come on the field like victims, thinking the game is lost, we should be at home. We are facing the biggest club in the world. Not just the best team, the best club in the world. Regardless of the player, they are always competitive. They have won 6 Champions Leagues in ten years, it’s impressive. It’s the biggest club in the world, the strongest team in the world. The debate is unbalanced before the match. But what I like about football is that sometimes the little ones beat the big ones”.
