LIVE. Atlético Madrid – Lille: a big mistake from Lille benefits the Colchoneros, follow the match

After an incredible home victory against Real Madrid, Lille travels to Spain to face Atletico Madrid on matchday three of the Champions League. Follow the match live.

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21:19 – First yellow card

On the side right, Javi Galan mows down Benjamin Andr&eac; who had made the difference. The Madrid defender receives a yellow card.

21:18 – Cabella leaves

Blessé &agrav; hamstring, Rémy Cabella gives way to Edon Zhegrova.

21:17 – Cabella touché

The game is stopped for a few seconds. After a tackle from Sorloth, the midfielder holds himself behind his thigh.

21:16 – Touré in difficulty

Second dangerous loss of the ball by Ousmane Touré but Mukau repels the danger.

21:13 – Touré puts too much desire

Since his defensive error, Ousmane Touré tries to make up for his mistake but he is late on a tackle. 

For his first start with the Dogues, Ousmane Touré is pressed by Griezmann and Alvarez. The young defender passes to Lucas Chevalier but the Argentinian had seen everything and anticipates. Alvarez opens his foot and deceives the Lille goalkeeper.

21:08 – Alexsandro imprecise

On the corner, Cabella finds Alexsandro who heads it but it is not on target.

21:07 – Cabella blocks

After a superb exit on the left, Fernandez-Pardo takes the ball to Rémy Cabella on the right who tries his luck at the edge of the area. It's finally blocked, corner.

21:06 – Whistle

Pushed in the back by Nahuel Molina, Gudmundsson falls and the referee whistles a foul.

21:04 – Sorloth misses

What an opportunity for the Colchoneros! Launched into the deep, the attacker takes advantage of Alexsandro's poor anticipation who passes through. The Norwegian opens his foot too much and the ball ends up in touch to the opposite player.

21:03 – First opportunity

After a high recovery, the Lille players quickly launch themselves and Fernandez-Pardo shows his technique. Axel Witsel defends well and pushes the young Lille player to the fault.

Kick-off of the match. Here we go for 90 minutes! 

21:01 – Commitment for Atlético

Antoine Griezmann will kick off Atlético Madrid – Lille.

20:58 – The 22 players on the pitch

In a huge atmosphere, the players enter the pitch.

20:56 – Players' entry imminent

The players are in the stands of the Riyadh Air Metropolitano and are getting ready to enter the pitch.

20:55 – Update on the standings

After the first matches of the third day of the Champions League, Lille is 23rd with 3 points, tied with Atlético Madrid, 25th. 

20:50 – Griezmann, the "legend"

On the sidelines of this major Champions League match, Bruno Genesio praised the qualities of the Colchoneros squad before paying tribute to Frenchman Antoine Griezmann: “There are a lot of very good players in this team. If we focus only on Antoine (Griezmann), others will be able to make the difference. Our plan is more of a collective plan than an individual one. Antoine is a legend because he is a great player, but also because of what he gives off through his personality. I think that here, we also like players who are dedicated to the team, which is the case with Antoine. He is an exceptional individual talent at the service of the “team”.

A widely shared opinion by Diego Simeone, manager of Atlético Madrid. “Antoine gave France and his team all his talent, his football and his leadership. He won titles and managed to create a style of play that gradually imposed itself, and remained, until the moment he decided to stop, a decisive player”, declared the coach at a press conference, before the reception of the Mastiffs.

20:45 – The list of substitutes

Here is the list of players who will start on the Lille and Madrid benches this evening:

• Atlético Madrid: Correa, Gismera, Gomis, Kostis, Lemar, Lino, Mandava, Musso, Riquelme, G.Simeone
• Lille: Caillard, Costarelli, David, Diakité, Gomes, Mannone, Sharaoui, Zhegrova

20:40 – The refereeing body

This evening, the Italian Marco Guida will be on the whistle for Atlético Madrid – Lille. He will be assisted by his compatriots Ciro Carbone, Alessandro Giallatini and Matteo Marchetti as fourth referee. Luca Pairetto will be in charge of the match. of video assistance.

20:35 – A new stadium< /h3>

Atletico Madrid's stadium is now called the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. The airline Saudi airline Riyadh Air has signed a minimum nine-year naming contract with the Madrid club.

20:30 – On which channel to watch Atlético Madrid – Lille ?

Holder of the TV rights to the Champions League, Canal+ will broadcast the C1 match between the Colchoneros and the Dogues. The match will not be broadcast in the clear. If you want to watch the match on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to subscribe to a subscription on MyCanal.

20:25 – Continue on the launch

Despite an opening defeat against Sporting Portugal, Lille has bounced back well in this new format of the Champions League by creating an XXL feat. During the second day, Jonathan David and his partners won against Real Madrid. Tonight, Lille will try to achieve a new high-level performance against Atlético Madrid.

20:20 – Great ambition for the Dogues

Despite the many forfeits, Bruno Genesio intends to create the feat in Madrid:  "It's a match where we have everything to win because Atlético Madrid are favorites. We're going to put things in place to be well organized. I have the will to see my team play with all its strength when it has the ball". 

After a victory against RB Leipzig and a heavy defeat in Lisbon against Benfica, Diego Simeone wants to win tonight against Lille and has decided to start his key players: Oblak – Molina, Witsel, Gimenez, Galan – De Paul, Koke, Gallagher – Griezmann – Sorloth, J.Alvarez.

For this Champions League match, Bruno Genesio has several surprises in store. Indeed, Fernandez-Pardo will experience his first tenure with Les Gones. Jonathan David and Edon Zhegrova start on the bench:  Chevalier – Touré, Mandi, Alexsandro – Meunier, André, Mukau, Gudmunsson – Fernandez-Pardo, Bayo, Cabella.

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