Real Madrid continue the defence of their Champions League crown away at Lille on Matchday 2 of the league phase on Wednesday night.
Very little has come easy for Carlo Ancelotti’s side at the start of the 2024/25 season, but they came ever so close to securing a huge victory in a fierce Madrid derby on Sunday before Angel Correa equalised for Atletico in stoppage time.
Lille did claim a domestic victory at the weekend as Jonathan David continued his fine record against Le Havre in a 3-0 win. Bruno Genesio’s side have had a mixed start to the new season, and they were beaten 2-0 away at Sporting CP in their league phase opener having been reduced to ten men in the first half.
The holders, meanwhile, eventually got the job done and beat Stuttgart 3-1 to open their account, although the German side must’ve left the Santiago Bernabeu wondering how they failed to win in the Spanish capital given the abundance of chances they created on the night.
Lille predicted lineup vs Real Madrid (4-3-3): Chevalier; Santos, Diakite, Alexsandro, Gudmundsson; Andre, Andre Gomes, Cabella; Zhegrova, David, Sahraoui.
Real Madrid predicted lineup vs Atletico Madrid (4-3-1-2): Lunin; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr.
Brahim Diaz, Dani Ceballos and David Alaba are also absent for the away side, but Eduardo Camavinga could return to the starting XI having made his comeback from injury at the weekend.
