Lille are in the final phase of C1 on Tuesday for the second time in their history.
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It’s hard to imagine Jocelyn Gourvennec’s players wearing ropes and hiking boots when boarding the plane that was taking them to London. However, these tools would have been very useful to Lille residents who are attacking a mountain, Tuesday, February 22 in the knockout stages of the Champions League: the reigning European and world champion, Chelsea.
This season, the Blues have certainly finished second in their group of C1, they are nonetheless a formidable opponent. With strong individualities like Edouard Mendy, N’Golo Kanté or Romelu Lukaku, mixes a well-oiled collective. Opposite, Losc is going through a delicate period. His last seven games have ended in only two victories, not really in the standards of a champion of France.