Liverpool need just one point to qualify for the Champions League round of 16 when they host Lille in the French League at Anfield on Tuesday evening.
The Reds have been perfect in the competition so far, although they were a bit unlucky to beat Girona in the sixth round last month. Before that, Liverpool defeated clubs such as Milan, Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid to confirm its dominant position at the top of the league table.
Arne Slott's side go into this game having scored a late goal against Brentford on Saturday and extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to six points after… Arsenal He was linked again by Aston Villa.
They will be tested by a Lille side that is unbeaten in 21 matches in all competitions. Bruno Genesio's side reached third place in France after coming from behind to beat Nice on Friday evening, and currently sit in the bottom eight spot in the European table as well.
After losing to Sporting Lisbon in the first round, Lille won four of their next five matches – including against Real Madrid – to leave themselves in a strong position. Qualification to the round of 16 is by no means guaranteed, but their continental campaign will certainly extend beyond the end of January.
here 90 minutes Guide to Liverpool Against Lille in UEFA Champions League.
Liverpool vs Lille H2H Record (All Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Brentford 0-2 Liverpool – 18/01/25 |
Lille 2-1 Nice – 01/17/25 |
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Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool – 14/01/25 |
Marseille 1-1 (3-4) Lille – 01/14/25 |
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Liverpool 4-0 Accrington – 11/01/25 |
Auxerre 0-0 Lille – 10/01/25 |
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Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool – 01/08/25 |
Lille 1-1 Nantes – 01/04/25 |
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Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United – 01/05/25 |
Rouen 0-1 Lille – 12/20/24 |
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Liverpool are healthy ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with Lille, with Joe Gomez the only confirmed absentee. The centre-back is expected to miss until February due to a hamstring injury.
Diogo Jota, whose goal off the bench helped the Reds pick up a point at Nottingham Forest, missed Saturday's win over Brentford with a knock and will miss the game. He is unlikely to recover in time for the visit of Lille.
There's bound to be some rotation from Slot, who hasn't tweaked his team much to this point. Connor Bradley, Wataru Endo, Jarrell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas, Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott could all join the squad.
Liverpool's expected lineup against Lille (4-2-3-1):alison; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dyck, Robertson; Endo, Jones; Salah, Elliott, Chiesa; Nunez.
Lille have a few more injury concerns than their hosts, and crucially they are without breakaway winger Idun Zegrova due to a muscle problem. Leading scorer Jonathan David will lead the line.
Ethan Mbappe and Nabil Bentaleb are not available in midfield, while Thiago Santos has missed this season due to a knee injury.
Samuel Umtiti has barely featured since joining the club and remains out of action.
Lille's expected lineup against Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Knight; Mounir, Diakite, Ribeiro, Ismaili; Andre Boadi. Packer, Kabila, Western Sahara; David.
Lille must have a feeling of invincibility around him at the moment, but that can quickly subside in an environment like Anfield.
The Geneseo men have proven that they are not just beneficiaries of a somewhat weak division, as their performance in the league stage so far depicts a balanced, well-coached and adaptable team. They like to control games with the ball, but Geneseo knows that doing so is very difficult on Merseyside. Expect them to concede ground and aim to hit a rotating Liverpool side with counterattacks.
Slot's rotation means the Reds are unlikely to be that strong, but they are hardly short of star reserves. Next up they will be keen to prove their worth, and the Reds must win again at home.
