Lille Vs Juventus: The Old Lady Is Still Looking For Stability

Juventus will be in trouble from Lille in the Champions League (Instagram/@juventus).

JAKARTA - Two teams with six points from three 2024/2025 Champions League matches, Lille vs Juventus, will meet on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, early morning WIB, at Stade Pierre Mauroy.

The team's first competitive meeting came after Lille enjoyed a stunning win over two Madrid clubs, Atletico Madrid (3-1) and Real Madrid (1-0).

Meanwhile Juventus suffered their first defeat at the end of October 2024 against VfB Stuttgart (0-1) after two straight wins against PSV (3-1) and RB Leipzig (3-2).

After causing a stir by winning 1-0 over defending champion Real Madrid in the Champions League last home game, Lille will now try to win home games for the first time in Europe's top tournament.

Les Dogues have recovered impressively after a 0-2 defeat at Sporting CP home. So, they are eyeing a third home win in all competitions.

Lille is the team that has taken the best of their chances. They only recorded 18 shots in the Champions League this season, the second least shot from any team.

However, with this minimal opportunity, Lille managed to score four goals and is on the right track to get a playoff spot.

They have won not only eight of the last nine home games in European tournaments, but also some of the best performances in Ligue 1.

This achievement gave a dangerous signal for Juventus who came to visit.

Moreover, Bruno Genesio's team have been unbeaten in eight matches since losing against Sporting CP, five wins and three draws.

Meanwhile, the Old Lady is actually one better position than Lille with the same number of points and only leads the goal difference.

However, under Thiago Motta's tutelage, Juventus is still trying to find momentum.

After 10 matches, all the events without defeat, the Old Lady slipped while hosting Stuttgart.

They are currently in sixth place in the standings, four points behind Napoli the top of the 2024/2025 Serie A standings despite being the only unbeaten team.

Juventus tried to be confident again in the Champions League. The Old Lady's motivation is clearly back to winning ways in Europe's top tournament.

Motta tried to stabilize the team after the defeat against Stuttgart. The Bianconeri could rise from two goals behind in Derby d'Italy which led to a 4-4 draw against Inter Milan.

They also had to come back from behind twice to save a point against the promotional team Parma (2-2).

Most recently, Juventus beat Udinese 2-0. The problem is, the last three matches have not been guaranteed when they meet Lille later.

Moreover, Juventus will lose two Brazilian defenders, Danilo (sanctions) and Bremer (knee injury) in the win over Leipzig.

Then, the players recruited in the summer, Nico Gonzalez and Douglas Luiz, both fought against the thigh problem. Thiago Motta's choice became limited.

The Old Lady also had difficulties reading Lille's power. You see, Bruno Genesio's selection policy is unpredictable.

Lille has made 10 changes to the line-up in the Champions League this season, the highest number compared to any team so far.

Only Jonathan David's star is confirmed to be in the line-up in the match against Juventus later.

The Canadian striker will be a serious threat to the Bianconeri. He has scored six goals in his last eight games at the elite level of Europe.

Les Dogues have won on five occasions as Jonathan David scored.

Genesio just lost Remy Cabella (magnetic injury), Tiago Santos (ACL), Ismaily (lutut), Hason Arnar Haraldsson (leg), and Ethan Mbappe (paha).

Formation Forecast

Lille (4-2-3-1): Chevalier; Meunier, Diakite, Alexandro, Gudmundsson; Bouaddi, Andre; Zhegrova, Angel Gomes, Sahraoui; David

Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso; Locatelli, McKennie; Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Weah; Vlahovic