Lille vs Salzburg: Lille and Salzburg go head-to-head on MD 5 in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, as both sides eye three points.
Match Details:
Teams: Lille vs Salzburg
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
Date: Wednesday 24th November, 2021
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Lille kept their qualification hopes alive when they beat Sevilla 2-1 away on MD 4 in the UCL last time out.
Ocampos’ first half effort was cancelled out by David’s first half spot kick before Ikoné scored the winner for the visitors to register three massive points. This win kept Lille in 2nd place with 5 points from 4 matches.
On the other hand, Salzburg eye a return to winning ways after a 2-1 away loss to Wolfsburg on MD 4 in the UCL.
Baku’s early goal was cancelled out by Wober before Nmecha scored the important 3rd goal of the clash to ensure a win for the Wolves.
However, the loss still kept Salzburg on top of the table with 7 points from 4 matches.
With both sides in 2nd and 1st place respectively, there is a chance for both sides to keep their noses ahead in the race for qualification.
Both sides last met on MD 2 in the UCL, where Salzburg won 2-1 at home.
Form Guide
Lille: DLWDD
Salzburg: WDLWD
Salzburg 2-1 Lille.
19-year-old Karim Adeyemi strikes twice from the spot for Salzburg
Yilmaz pulls a goal back for Lille by squeezing a free-kick past Philipp Köhn.
Lille look a shadow of the team that won the title. Need more energy, physicality and aggression. pic.twitter.com/WDQLj4nA97
— Lilian Chan (@bestgug) September 29, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Monaco 2-2 Lille
Salzburg 0-0 Admira Moedling
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Lille vs Salzburg in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App or Jio TV.
Team News
Gudmundsson, Botman are out for the hosts due to injuries while Andre and Ikoné are suspended.
Vallci, Okoh, Piatkowski, Koita, Junuzovic are out of contention for the Austrian side due to long term injuries. Okafor also remains a doubt for this one.
Lille possible 11:
Grbic, Celik, Fonte, Djalo, Bradaric, Weah, Xeka, Onana, Yazici, David and Yilmaz
Salzburg possible 11:
Kohn, Ulmer, Wober, Onguéné, Kristensen, Seiwald, Camara, Capaldo, Aaronson, Sesko and Adeyemi
Prediction: Lille 2-2 Salzburg
Both sides aren’t heading into this with the best of forms and we can expect a good contest given what is at stake.
A draw is the most favourable result we foresee in this one as there is enough quality on either side to make a match out of this.
It’s now or never in the UCL as both teams look to seal qualification.
Players to watch out for: David, Yilmaz, Adeyemi and Sesko.
