Overview
Lille ended a run of five games without a win in all competitions (four losses, one draw) with a 3-0 win over Le Havre. Notably, Jonathan David scored a hat-trick, taking his tally to seven goals in 11 games.
In addition to David, right winger Edon Zhegrova is also in good form with 6 goals in 9 appearances. The form of this duo and home advantage will be the foundation for Lille to hope for a good result against Real Madrid. Lille is under a lot of pressure after losing in the opening match of the Champions League against Sporting Lisbon.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid have not lost a match since the start of the 2024-2025 season. Although Kylian Mbappe is open to playing in the trip to France, the force in the hands of coach Carlo Ancelotti is still completely superior to the opponent.
Los Blancos are the undisputed Champions League champions with 14 titles to their name. This season, Ancelotti's side also got off to the perfect start, beating Stuttgart 3-1 at the Bernabeu.
This will be the first time in history that Real Madrid will face Lille. Overall, the "White Vultures" have a good record against French clubs with 19 wins in 34 matches. Therefore, they will feel confident before this away trip.
Meanwhile, Lille have only won three of their 15 matches against Spanish teams.
Human resources situation
In addition to the Mbappe doubt, a number of other Real Madrid stars will be absent, including goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who suffered a muscle injury in the Madrid derby at the weekend.
In addition, David Alaba, Dani Ceballos and Brahim Diaz on the away team's side also cannot play due to injury.
On the other side of the front line, Lille will be missing 4 players in this match, including Samuel Umtiti - a former Barcelona center-back.
Expected lineup:
Lille: Chevalier, Santos, Diakite, Alexsandro, Gudmundsson, Andre, Gomes, Angel, Zhegrova, David, Sahraoui.
Real Madrid: Lunin, Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy, Tchouameni, Bellingham, Valverde, Endrick, Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior.
The match between Lille and Real Madrid takes place at 2:00 a.m. on October 3 (Vietnam time).
