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Atletico Madrid vs Lille: Preview, predictions and lineups

Clement Lenglet

Atletico Madrid will want to ditch the demons of Lisbon when they return to Champions League action on Wednesday night and face Lille.

Diego Simeone’s side are typically a formidable force in this competition but were put to the sword by Benfica on Matchday 2 as Bruno Lage’s side ran out 4-0 winners.

The La Liga giants had started their campaign with a dramatic victory over RB Leipzig but their three-point haul means they sit in the bottom half of the league phase table. Domestically, Atletico are third in La Liga having beaten Leganes 3-1 at the weekend.

Lille’s Champions League campaign may well have peaked early on as they secured a historic victory over Real Madrid last time out. A Jonathan David penalty proved to be the difference between the two sides as Bruno Genesio’s side made up for their Matchday 1 defeat at Sporting CP.

Their venture to the Spanish capital arrives after struggling against ten-player Monaco in Ligue 1 on Friday night, with Lille currently fourth in the table.

Here is 90min’s guide to Atletico Madrid’s upcoming Champions League clash against Lille.

Atletico Madrid vs Lille H2H Record

This is the first competitive fixture between Atletico Madrid and Lille.

Current form (all competitions)

Atletico Madrid

Lille

Atletico Madrid 3-1 Leganes – 20/10/24

Monaco 0-0 Lille – 18/10/24

Real Sociedad 1-1 Atletico Madrid – 06/10/24

Lille 2-1 Toulouse – 05/10/24

Benfica 4-0 Atletico Madrid – 02/10/24

Lille 1-0 Real Madrid – 02/10/24

Atletico Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid – 29/09/24

Le Havre 0-3 Lille – 28/09/24

Celta Vigo 0-1 Atletico Madrid – 26/09/24

Lille 3-3 Strasbourg – 21/09/24

Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 6

United States

Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX, CBS Sports Network

Canada

DAZN

Clement Lenglet

Clement Lenglet is a fresh injury concern / Soccrates Images/GettyImages

Robin Le Normand, who joined the club in the summer, is out for the foreseeable future with a serious head injury and it’s not yet known when the defender will return to action.

Cesar Azpilicueta also remains out with a thigh injury, but Marcos Llorente is closing in on his comeback having sustained a muscle injury in the 4-0 defeat to Benfica. Llorente is back in training, but this fixture may arrive too soon for the versatile Spaniard.

Clement Lenglet is a fresh injury concern from the weekend’s win over Leganes which should see Simeone retain a back four on Wednesday.

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