Lille claimed the scalp of Real Madrid within the Champions League on Wednesday as a Jonathan David penalty simply earlier than half-time gave the French membership a well-known 1-0 residence win over the reigning European champions. Canada striker David transformed from the spot in first-half stoppage time and Lille held on for the victory they deserved for an excellent efficiency earlier than a sell-out 50,000 crowd on the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Lille have been very good all through however needed to hold on on the end as they recorded one of many most interesting European ends in their historical past to rise up and operating on this season’s Champions League. “It is a very nice efficiency from all people and a lovely reward for the membership and our supporters. We are proud,” mentioned Lille coach Bruno Genesio.
Meanwhile Real –- with Kylian Mbappe solely showing instead on his return after a thigh harm — have been nicely wanting the shape which introduced them a fifteenth European Cup triumph final season.
That finally could not matter a lot for Carlo Ancelotti’s facet, who beat Stuttgart 3-1 at residence two weeks in the past and who noticed a 36-game unbeaten run stretching again to January come to an finish right here.
“I’m very trustworthy. Criticism of us for at the moment’s recreation is truthful and proper and we’ve to simply accept it. We didn’t play nicely on this recreation,” Ancelotti mentioned.
The new 36-team Champions League format not less than supplies margin for error, particularly for the continent’s largest golf equipment, with everybody now enjoying eight video games as a substitute of six beforehand.
Real’s upcoming fixtures could possibly be powerful, with a repeat of final season’s ultimate in opposition to Borussia Dortmund subsequent and AC Milan and Liverpool to observe.
But it’s exhausting to think about them failing to qualify not less than for the play-off spherical.
In distinction, for a lot of Lille gamers this was arguably the largest evening of their careers, and so they have been decided to grab the chance.
That was particularly the case for midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who began on his seventeenth birthday.
Bouaddi hardly put a foot unsuitable and outshone stars within the Madrid staff like Jude Bellingham, a comparative veteran at 21.
Mbappe was showing on French soil for the primary time since his transfer to Spain from Paris Saint-Germain. His final recreation for PSG had been on this identical stadium, within the French Cup ultimate in May.
The France captain was solely simply again from a thigh harm suffered final week, and so he began on the bench.
Instead Real’s assault was spearheaded by Endrick, the younger Brazilian getting his first begin since signing from Palmeiras.
He turned, at 18 years and 73 days, the youngest participant ever to start out a Champions League recreation for Real, beating Raul’s document set in 1995 by 5 days.
Endrick virtually gave Real a Nineteenth-minute lead when he drove into the field solely to see his shot saved by Lucas Chevalier.
Vinicius had been denied by Lille’s goalkeeper earlier than that, however the hosts have been the higher staff.
Lille virtually scored on 25 minutes when David met Edon Zhegrova’s cross on the again put up just for Andriy Lunin -– beginning in objective for Real with Thibaut Courtois sidelined -– to save lots of after which flip the follow-up onto the put up.
The opening objective got here after a Zhegrova free-kick within the ultimate minute of the primary half was blocked by the hand of Eduardo Camavinga within the field. The Italian referee pointed to the spot after reviewing the photographs.
David had already scored an important penalty away to Fenerbahce within the third qualifying spherical in August. He despatched Lunin the unsuitable option to make it 1-0.
Real wanted to alter one thing with a view to keep away from a primary defeat in 11 video games this season.
Mbappe entered the fray simply earlier than the hour mark, whereas Endrick was changed by the 39-year-old Luka Modric.
Zhegrova had curled a shot simply vast shortly earlier than these modifications, which didn’t have the specified impact.
Real did virtually discover a dramatic late leveller although, with Chevalier saving from Arda Guler and Bellingham unable to transform the rebound.
Chevalier then produced one other spectacular save from Guler as Lille held on.
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