Lille vs Real Madrid

Lille have won two of their last three home games in the UEFA Champions League (L1), as many victories as in their previous 20 such games (D11 L7).

This is Real Madrid’s first defeat in the UEFA Champions League since May 2023 against Manchester City (0-4) and their first in the group stages since October 2022 against RB Leipzig (2-3).

Real Madrid have failed to win three successive away games in the UEFA Champions League (D2 L1) for the first time since November 2016 (D3 L1).

Lille and Real Madrid have never previously faced off in European competition; LOSC have only won one of their last nine major European meetings with Spanish sides (D3 L5), although that was their most recent, a 2-1 win at Sevilla in this competition in 2021-22.

Real Madrid have lost both of their last two UEFA Champions League away games against French sides without scoring, both against PSG in 2019 (0-3) and 2022 (0-1).

Lille have won seven of their eight home games in European competition since the start of last season, the only exception being a 1-1 draw with Sturm Graz in last season’s UEFA Conference League.

Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 14 UEFA Champions League matches (W10 D4). They last had a longer unbeaten run between April 2016 and May 2017 (15 in a row).

Lille have lost their last three UEFA Champions League matches (both last 16 games in 2021-22, MD1 this season). Only once have they lost four in a row, losing their first four games in the 2012-13 campaign.