Lille OSC vs Fenerbahce Match Analysis and Prediction

Lille vs Fenerbahce Match Analysis & Prediction

Lille

06/08/2024 9:30 pm

Fenerbahce

by Vincent

4 months ago 0 127

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Continuing their first Champions League campaign under Jose Mourinho, Turkish giants Fenerbahce visit Ligue 1 outfit Lille OSC on Tuesday night, as they kick off their third round qualifying tie at Stade du Hainaut.

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By beating Nice to France’s final Champions League spot last season, former Lille manager Paulo Fonseca left a parting gift that has been gratefully received by new head coach Bruno Genesio.

Entering at the third-round stage, only two steps separate them from the new-look group phase, and they have warmed up for the task by playing a series of summer friendlies.

Lille had both won and drawn twice before losing to Wolfsburg and then beating Celta Vigo 3-1 at the end of last month, but now they must step up a gear in their first competitive game, against dangerous opposition.

Across five Europa Conference League matches at Stade Pierre-Mauroy last season, Lille were unbeaten – although they ultimately exited UEFA’s third-tier competition in the quarter-finals – but due to the Olympics they now host Tuesday’s first leg in Valenciennes.

After failing to beat Lille over two matches in the 2010-11 Europa League, Fenerbahce will return to France intent on putting themselves in good shape to progress after next week’s second leg in Turkey.

Fenerbahce finished runners-up in the Turkish Super Lig last season, which was not enough to satisfy the club’s hierarchy, so Mourinho was lured to Istanbul with the aim of winning some trophies.

Mourinho will be desperate to take his new team into the Champions League proper and battle the Turkish title away from city rivals Galatasaray, who they lost out to in 2023-24 despite posting 99 points and losing just once.

Like Lille, Fenerbahce also lost in last season’s Conference League quarter-finals – in their case, to eventual winners Olympiacos – but they began this year’s European campaign in spectacular style.

In their opening Champions League qualifier, Fenerbahce beat Swiss outfit Lugano 6-4 on aggregate – after a 4-3 away victory in the first leg, which featured an Edin Dzeko hat-trick, they won 2-1 one week later.

Lille vs. Fenerbahce Head to head

In the previous two meetings between these two teams, Lille have claimed one victory while they have drawn once.

18/02/2010

Lille

2

Fenerbahce

1

Europa League
25/02/2010

Fenerbahce

1

Lille

1

Europa League
06/08/2024

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06/08/2024

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06/08/2024

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Champions League

Lille Team News

Despite being linked with a move away this summer, Jonathan David remains with Lille for now, and after featuring as a substitute against Celta Vigo, he could start on Tuesday night.

After spending last season on loan at Le Havre, Mohamed Bayo is back in the fold and will be another contender to lead the hosts’ attack, having scored in Lille’s final friendly.

Lille's Last 5 Matches

13/07/2024

Lille

1

Mechelen

1

Club Friendlies
17/07/2024

Gent

0

Lille

1

Club Friendlies
20/07/2024

Genk

2

Lille

2

Club Friendlies
24/07/2024

Wolfsburg

1

Lille

0

Club Friendlies
30/07/2024

Lille

3

Celta Vigo

1

Club Friendlies

Fenerbahce Team News

The leader of Fenerbahce’s front line is seasoned campaigner Dzeko, who already has four goals from two matches in this year’s Champions League qualifiers.

Bolstering a strong squad, Mourinho has brought in Allan Saint-Maximin on loan, in addition to Caglar Soyuncu, Rade Krunic and former Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri.