Lille vs Juventus Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 UEFA Champions League | League Phase
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Both Lille and Juventus boast six points from a possible nine so far in the league phase, underlining the important of this latest Champions League showdown.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Tuesday November 5th 2024: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – TNT Sports 5 / US – CBS Sports
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+
LILLE PREVIEW: FRENCH SIDE FLYING ON BACK OF MADRID DOUBLE
Not many would’ve believed you if you’d said that Lille would record victories over both Real and Atletico Madrid across consecutive Champions League games. But that’s exactly what they’ve done in the league phase, putting them on six points after three rounds of fixtures after defeat in their opening match away at Sporting Lisbon.
Goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier has been a huge part of their success, making crucial saves for Bruno Genesio’s side on multiple occasions. Not to mention the goals of striker Jonathan David, who backed up his winning penalty against Real Madrid with a brave vs Atleti, with one of those goals also coming from the penalty spot.
JUVENTUS PREVIEW: LACK OF DISCIPLINE THIS TIME PUNISHES JUVE
Whilst going down to ten men didn’t prevent them from taking all three points against RB Leipzig, Juventus paid the price for a second red card of the league phase, this time for defender Danilo vs Stuttgart, losing 0-1 in Turin as the German side capitalised with a late winner despite the heroics of Juve goalkeeper Mattia Perin across the contest.
Since that result, Juventus have picked up five points from a possible nine in Serie A, drawing with both Inter Milan and Parma before beating Udinese 0-2 last time out. But after suffering their first defeat in the Champions League, it will be interesting to see how they react.
LILLE TEAM NEWS: GOMES, DAVID, SAHRAOUI TO START?
A number of players who started on the bench vs Atletico Madrid will more than likely start here, such as midfielder Angel Gomes and of course star forward David.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Chevalier; Meunier, Diakite, Mandi, Gudmundsson; Andre, Bouaddi; Zhegrova, Gomes, Sahraoui; David
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
JUVENTUS TEAM NEWS: DI GREGORIO OR PERIN TO GET NOD IN GOAL?
The big decision for Thiago Motta with goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio back from suspension is whether he comes back into the starting line-up, or whether Motta sticks with Perrin after his star performance against Stuttgart. Midfielders Nico Gonzalez and Douglas Luiz are likely to join Bremer and Milik on the sidelines.
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Perin; Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Fagioli, Thuram; Conceicao, Vlahovic, Yildiz
UNAVAILABLE: Bremer (Injured), Danilo (Suspended), Milik (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Gonzalez (Injured), Luiz (Injured)
KEY STATS
- Lille have won eight and drawn one of their last nine home matches in UEFA club competitions.
- Lille have won five of their last six UEFA Champions League group/league phase matches (L1).
- Lille have lost only four of their previous 12 UEFA competition matches against Italian teams (W6 D2).
- Lille have not conceded a goal in their last four UEFA Champions League group/league phase home matches.
- Juventus have lost only three of their last 14 UEFA competition matches against French teams (W8 D3).
- Juventus have won four of their last seven UEFA competition matches away from home against French teams (D1 L2).
- Juventus have kept five clean sheets in their last seven UEFA competition matches away from home against French teams.
- Juventus have won three of their last five UEFA competition matches away from home (D1 L1).
LILLE VS JUVENTUS PREDICTION
Neither of these two clubs have contested a draw yet in this season’s Champions League, but you get the impression that such a result wouldn’t be a bad one for either side in this game. Juventus have been hit hard by injuries and are away from home, whilst a point for Lille would further strengthen their own position in the league phase, although they’ll fancy their chances at getting more than that.
Expect a fairly tight encounter with Juventus likely to prioritise defensive stability and Lille balancing pushing bodies forward with the need to shut down the dangerous Vlahovic for the visitors. In the end, consider backing this one to finish level in the end.
LILLE VS JUVENTUS TIP: DRAW
