Sporting CP – Lille: Bruno Genesio’s unexpected eleven

Lille coach Bruno Genesio will field a surprising starting eleven against Sporting CP on Tuesday.

LOSC faces Sporting Club de Portugal on Tuesday evening, on the occasion of the first day of the Champions League. A decisive match for the Dogues who must collect points at the start of this C1 campaign. A bet that Bruno Genesio intends to succeed in, having arrived precisely to take the northern club to the next level. It is also with an ultra-attacking eleven that the French technician will challenge the Portuguese tonight.

Lille already under pressure

4^e Ligue 1 last season, Lille had to go through the preliminary rounds before reaching the group stage of the Champions League. A phase during which LOSC will have a lot to do, starting with the clash against Sporting, this Tuesday. With opponents like Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Juventus and Liverpool, among others, the Dogues absolutely must succeed in their entry into the competition, this evening. A challenge of which Bruno Genesio is aware to the point of taking strong measures in his composition.

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Bruno Genesio innovates in defense

Lille will face Sporting on Tuesday with a depleted team. LOSC is, in fact, without players like Ismaily, Haraldsson and Mukau. This does not prevent Bruni Genesio from fielding a competitive team in a 3-4-3 formation with Lucas Chevalier in goal. In front of the French goalkeeper, Bafodé Diakité, Aissa Mandi and Aleksandro Ribeiro should form the central hinge.

Genesio’s strong choices in attack

Bruno Genesio has therefore decided to play with pistons and should shift Mitchell Bakker to the left side. The right flank will be occupied by Tiago Santos while the midfield should be animated by Benjamin André and Angel Gomes. In attack, he should have classics with the starting positions of Edon Zhegrova, Jonathan David and Remy Cabella.

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