When Lille lost its opening Champions League match in September, only a few bold gamblers would have bet on the Ligue 1 side to qualify for the last 16 of European club soccer’s elite tournament.
Manchester City flirted with a disastrous exit from the Champions League before rallying to beat Club Brugge 3-1 in a must-win game Wednesday and advanced to the knockout phase.
Liverpool became the first team to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the new Champions League format by beating Lille 2-1 on Tuesday, while Barcelona fought back from two goals down to stun Benfica 5-4 in a thriller.
Window after window has passed but Jonathan David remains at Lille. This summer, however, the Canada striker will become a free agent and it remains anyone’s guess where he ends up. For five years he has been linked with moves to the majority of Europe ...
Liverpool make it seven wins out of seven in the Champions League. Elliott's deflected strike proved to be the winner. Lille put up a decent fight, equalising through David after Mandi was sent off. Job done.
Liverpool have won all six of their League Phase games so far, sitting pretty at the top of the table. To confirm their spot in the top eight of the table, which guarantees a spot in the last 16 without going through the playoff round, they need a point against French upstarts Lille on Tuesday.
With Randal Kolo Muani now at Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain will be looking to offload the Frenchman permanently, whether it be with the Turin-based club or somewhere else. As a result, PSG will need
Might the unstoppable force falter against an immovable object at Anfield tonight, however? Liverpool welcome Lille to Merseyside and the Ligue 1 outfit are not to be underestimated. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have each been defeated by Bruno Genesio’s team in the Champions League this season.
Lille star Jonathan David says Liverpool might be the very best team in the world after the Reds' Champions League win over the French side.
Dozens of Feyenoord fans banned from travelling to Lille for the final Champions League group game between the two clubs have been turned away or arrested at the border,
It takes something incredibly special to knock Paris Saint-Germain off the top spot in Ligue 1. PSG has been able to dominate French football since being purchased by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI)
Manchester City flirted with a disastrous exit from the Champions League before rallying to beat Club Brugge 3-1 in a must-win game Wednesday and advanced to the