Atl. Madrid vs Lille Prediction & Betting Tips (23 October)

A big regular in the Champions League, Atlético Madrid was able to reach the quarter-finals last season before falling to Borussia Dortmund. This year, the club from the Madrid suburbs got off to an ideal start to their new European campaign by winning, not without difficulty, against RB Leipzig 2-1. On the other hand, Diego Simeone's men came through completely on Benfica's pitch, even going so far as to suffer a historic defeat at the Stade de la Luz 4-0. A reaction will therefore be expected from the Colchoneros who are already out of the race for the title of champion of Spain. Before the last international break, Atlético was held to a draw by Real Madrid in the derby 1-1 and then settled for another draw against Real Sociedad. He will try to move forward against Leganes.

For his part, Lille clearly does not have as much strength as his opponent of the day on the European scene but he can still present some advantages before going to the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. After being able to dismiss Fenerbahce and Slavia Prague during the summer qualifiers, Losc launched this phase of the Champions League by losing quite heavily on the grounds of Sporting Portugal 2-0. That said, the Mastiffs raised their heads perfectly by offering themselves one of the greatest successes in their history against Real Madrid 1-0, thus becoming the first to bring down the European Champion in almost a year . In the championship, the Northerners also found some color after a difficult spell. They were indeed able to win their last 2 duels played against Le Havre 0-3 and Toulouse 2-1 to move up to 5th position in the ranking before their perilous trip to Monaco.

Injured on the Benfica field during the last day, the right piston Llorente should not be restored for the reception of Losc this week. He is not the only one to have to remain in care since the former Marseillais Cesar Azpilicueta is also on the floor. Absent in recent days following a head impact, Breton defender Le Normand could have recovered to take his place this week. Once again, Diego Simeone could entrust the keys to the truck to Antoine Griezmann who is undoubtedly rested since he did not play during the last international break after the announcement of his withdrawal from the Blues. Summer offensive recruits Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) and Sörloth (ex-Villarreal) are a little disappointing at the moment. Suspended on the last day against Real Madrid, English midfielder Angel Gomes will be back for this trip to Spain.

This will not be the case for Andre Gomes who is not on the list of players authorized to compete in this competition. Otherwise, we find in the infirmary the unfortunate Bentaleb whose rest of his career is dotted, the young midfielder Ethan Mbappé, the 2018 world champion Umtiti and the potential starters Ismaily, Haraldsson and Mukau. Decisive 5 times in the league, Canadian Jonathan David scored his penalty against Real on the last day. This should undoubtedly start in the same capacity as Kosovar Zhegrova (3 goals in L1).