Atletico Madrid vs Lille

Atlético Madrid were beaten by more than one goal in a UEFA Champions League home game for the first time since December 2009 (0-3 v FC Porto), with tonight being their 53rd home match in the competition since then.

Lille have won three of their last five away games in the UEFA Champions League, as many victories as they managed in their first 20 games on the road in the competition combined (D4 L13).

This was the first time Atlético Madrid have lost a UEFA Champions League game after opening the scoring since September 2017 (1-2 v Chelsea), ending a run of 23 games without defeat in the competition after netting the game’s opening goal.

Atlético Madrid have never previously faced Lille in any competition – in their 15 major European matches against French clubs, they’ve only lost once (W9 D5), losing 4-2 to Lens in March 2000 in the UEFA Cup.

Lille have lost three of their five away UEFA Champions League matches in Spain (W1 D1), although they won their most recent game there in November 2021 against Sevilla, a 2-1 win.

If Atlético Madrid win this game, they’ll set a new club-record for most consecutive home wins in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (7). Diego Simeone’s side have won each of their last six on home soil in the competition, which is currently their longest such run since December 1966 (also six games).

Atlético Madrid have conceded in each of their previous six games in the UEFA Champions League (12 in total), only conceding more in successive games in the competition between September 2009 and October 2013 (7 games). Indeed, they’ve conceded four goals in two of their previous three games, as many times as in their previous 83 games in the competition.

Lille have won four of their previous five group games in the UEFA Champions League (L1), as many wins as in their previous 29 such games (D10 L15), though have lost six of their last eight away games in the competition (W2).