Lille host Real Madrid on matchday two of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League with the Ligue 1 side in need of a positive result against the holders.
Madrid endured a tough opening game against Stuttgart but came through with a 3-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Antonio Rudiger and Endrick scoring in the closing minutes after the Bundesliga side had delivered an outstanding performance.
Lille suffered a 2-0 defeat to Sporting CP after seeing Angel Gomes given a red card during an inauspicious start to their campaign. However, after a 3-0 league win over Le Havre last weekend — delivered via a hat-trick from Canada striker Jonathan David — confidence among Bruno Genesio's players has increased ahead of this fixture.
The Sporting News looks at the latest team news and predicted lineups for this match at Pierre Mauroy Stadium.
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Lille vs. Real Madrid lineups, predicted starting 11, team news
The big news for Lille is that Ethan Mbappe, brother of Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe, has failed to recover from a thigh injury and will miss out on facing his sibling.
The goal-scoring burden will again fall on Canada star Jonathan David, who has this week been linked with Barcelona and may relish the chance to do damage against their La Liga rivals.
England midfielder Angel Gomes is suspended after his red card against Sporting CP, so the experienced Remy Cabella comes into a packed midfield
Lille predicted XI (5-4-1, right to left): Chevalier (GK) — Santos, Diakite, Alexsandro, Gudmundson, Bakker — Zhegrova, Andre, Cabella, Bouaddi— David
Injured: Haraldsson, Ismaily, E. Mbappe, Mukau
Suspended: Gomes
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Kylian Mbappe is in the matchday squad for this game but Carlo Ancelotti has decided to start him on the bench to avoid rushing him back from injury. That could see Jude Bellingham deployed in more of the false 9 role he played last season, while Endrick makes a keenly anticipated maiden Madrid start.
Andriy Lunin starts in goal after Thibaut Courtois suffered an abductor injury. Aurelien Tchouameni keeps his place in midfield despite a shaky performance in the 1-1 draw with rivals Atletico Madrid last weekend.
Real Madrid (4-3-3, right to left): Lunin (GK) — Carvajal, Rudiger, Militao, Mendy — Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga — Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius
Injured: Alaba, Brahim Diaz, Ceballos, Courtois (doubt),
Suspended: None
Lille vs. Real Madrid live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | — | Paramount+, Fubo, ViX, TUDN.com, TUDN App |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| UK | TNT Sports 5 | discovery+ |
| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
| India | Sony Ten 1 | Sony LIV, JioTV |
