In excellent position before the final sprint, LOSC will have a lot to do to resist Liverpoolthis Tuesday, in the most exciting meeting of its European calendar. Discover the figures to know before this match counting for the 7th day of the Champions League.
2010
The only two meetings between Liverpool and Lille in European competition date back to a Europa League round of 16 in 2009/10, and the Reds qualified with a cumulative score of 3-1 (0-1 away, 3-0 at home).
1
Lille have won only one of their 10 matches against English teams in the Champions League (2 draws, 7 defeats), losing in each of the last 6. His only success dates back to November 2005 against Manchester United (1-0 at home).
2
Only 2 French teams have won on Liverpool’s pitch in European competition (Marseille in 2007 and Lyon in 2009), for 12 losses and 1 draw. The only one to have kept a clean sheet there was Marseille during its success in 2007 (1-0).
10
Liverpool have won each of their last 10 group/league stage matches at Anfield in the Champions League, scoring 22 goals and conceding just 3. The last team to avoid defeat or keep a clean sheet at this stage of the competition is Atalanta in November 2020 (2-0 victory).
6
Liverpool have won their 6 Champions League matches this season, including the last 5 without conceding a goal. The Reds could become the 2nd team in the history of the C1 to string together 6 victories with a clean sheet, after Leeds in 1969/70 (6).
5
Lille is undefeated in its last 5 Champions League matches (4 wins, 1 draw), its longest run in the competition and 2nd longest current run behind… Liverpool (6).
13
13 different Liverpool players have been involved in a goal in the 2024/25 Champions League, highest total. Of the 15 outfield players who have played at least 3 UCL matches with the Reds this season, only 2 have neither scored nor assisted (Ryan Gravenberch and Joe Gomez).
4
Mohamed Salah has already provided 4 assists for Liverpool in the Champions League this season, no player has a higher total. He could equal Samuel Eto’o in 2010/11 as the African player with the most assists during a single LDC campaign (5).
-76%
Among the players to have played at least 20 duels in the Champions League this season, Lille defender Bafodé Diakité has the highest success rate (76% – 16/21).
42
Benjamin André (Lille) is the midfielder who has recovered the most balls in the Champions League this season (42). 28 of them took place in the middle third of the pitch, the highest total for any position.
Editorial staff with One Football
LIVERPOOL – LOSC
7th day of the Champions League
Tuesday January 21, 9 p.m.
Anfield, Liverpool
Photo credits: Johnny Fidelin/Icon Sport