DECRYPTION – Facing the Madrid ogre, with Mbappé on the bench, the Lille club secretly dreams of putting on a grandiose match in the Champions League this Wednesday evening.
Football retains this old-fashioned charm of imagining the craziest scenarios before a match begins. To believe in this famous feat, in this ability to bring together an entire people and in this force to overthrow the mountains that stand in front of you for an evening. David against Goliath version 2024.
This is, in a few words, the mission asked of Lille this Wednesday (9 p.m., Canal+) when hosting the biggest club in the world. Because that’s what it’s all about. The adjective is not overused for this Real Madrid and its fifteen Champions Leagues, including six in the last ten years, which arrives in the North to establish its domination and continue its path in C1.
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Facing a monster
Everything turns to the advantage of the title holders. Budget (930 million euros compared to 100 million euros at Losc), global stars, experience on and off the field, international influence… The clash of two worlds. From one planet to another. And yet…
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