After two seasons without the Champions League, Losc is making its return to the C1 on Tuesday. Lille will face the Portuguese champion, who has been in great form in recent months.
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A first major challenge. Losc is making its return to the Champions League on Tuesday, September 17 (9 p.m.), against the reigning Portuguese champion, Sporting, who plays in Lisbon. Cristiano Ronaldo’s training club welcomes, in its José Alvalade stadium, Lille qualified after the play-off phase. If their start to the season was very interesting with this qualification in the Champions League and two victories in Ligue 1, they conceded two defeats against PSG and Saint-Étienne. Sporting, for its part, is in great shape with six victories in six Liga Portugal matches.
Although Lille have been used to having a Portuguese subsidiary for several seasons in European cups, the Portuguese clubs have not been successful against Les Dogues. In eight matches, Lille has only won once, for five defeats. Against Sporting, the record is also negative with two defeats during the group stage of the 2010-2011 Europa League. For Lille and Lucas Chevalier, it will be necessary to keep an eye on Viktor Gyökeres. The Swedish striker from Sporting has been in great form for a year. This season, in eight matches played, the number 9 has already scored 11 goals.
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