Lille – Juventus: a remodeled LOSC against Juve

Deprived of many key elements, the northern team welcomes Juventus on Matchday 4 of the Champions League. Bruno Genesio, forced to reinvent his team, remains confident and hopes for a third victory in a row in C1.

To cope with the disaster of injuries that has been hitting the Luchin estate for several weeks, Bruno Genesio has no other option than to put on a handyman's costume in the hope of continuing to ride the great wave of victories on the European stage. Victorious against Real (1-0) and Atletico (3-1) after an inaugural defeat against Sporting (0-2), LOSC will face tonight Juventus with an unprecedented team where several players will not play in their preferred positions. The serious injury this weekend of Thomas Meunier (adductor) combined with that of André Gomes (hamstring) have increased the list of convalescents on the Dogues side, while Thiago Santos (knee), Ismaëly and Haraldsson are still in the infirmary. And it's a real equation several unknowns that the former Rhone coach will have to resolve before facing the Old Lady.

Aissa Mandi should therefore leave his place in the central hinge to occupy a right-back position that he knew at his debut at the Stade de Reims. The Algerian should not be out of place in this corridor, since he often helps out in this position in selection. While the young Ousmane Touré was expected to start in the axis, a thigh injury was diagnosed the day before yesterday. It is finally Diakité and Alexsandro who will have to form the axial duo in defense. In the middle, the Norwegian Osame Sahraoui holds the rope to lead the game behind Jonathan David despite a slight injury contracted Friday, otherwise it is the young Fernandez-Prado who will be aligned. Benjamin André and Ayyoub Bouaddi will have to form the recovery pair in order to feed Zhergova and Angel Gomes on the wings.

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A third exploit hoped for

For Genesio, the absences must not be used as an excuse to be less ambitious this evening at the Pierre Mauroy stadium, the key to a good performance remains commitment“Every match is different, but intensity and commitment are essential conditions to get a result. The Juve team, like many Italian teams, is very well organized tactically, very difficult to play with a lot of individuality. What is important is that we must be aware that we have already achieved two feats against Real and Atletico. And when you do it twice, you have to be able to do it again. We're going to play our luck to the hilt.”

Facing him will be a solid and difficult Juventus team that has not lost a single Serie A match this season. Their coach Thiago Motta has been full of praise for his Lille counterpart but remains determined to take all three points. ” I am not impressed by his recent results (Genesio's) because he was doing a good job from the start, in Lyon. He always wanted to transmit a very precise way of playing to his team, a collective way of playing. His teams are also very solid defensively. I know this coach and what he has done so far. It will be interesting to meet him tomorrow. We will be focused and determined to play a big game… All the work has been done to get ourselves in optimal condition to face Lille, but we will have to give more than our maximum to get there“. A tough and tactical duel with two renowned coaches in perspective, it looks like the match against Real a month ago. On the Dogues side, we would sign with both hands for the same outcome.

At what time will the match take place ?

The match between Lille and Juventus will start this Tuesday at 9 p.m., it will be led by Bosnian referee Irfan Peljto.

On which TV channel is the match broadcast ?

You can follow this duel between LOSC and Juve on Canal+ Foot, from the start of the match to 9pm.

What streaming broadcast for this match?

To watch the match in streaming, you can connect to the MyCanal platform.

The probable line-ups:

The probable line-up of Lille: Chevalier – Mandi, B.Diakité, Alexsandro, Bakker – André, Bouaddi – Zhergova, Angel Gomez, Fernandez-Pardo – J.David

The probable lineup of Juventus: Di Gregorio – Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso – Locatelli, McKennie – Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Weah – Vlahovic

The different sides:

Juventus remains slight favorites in this confrontation against LOSC & outside

Betclic: Lille 2.99/Draw 3.23/Juventus 2.40.

Unibet: Lille 3.00/3.25 /Juventus 2.38.

Parions Sports : Lille 3.00 /Draw 3.25 /Juventus 2.40.

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