Lille vs Fenerbahce Match Analysis & Prediction
06/08/2024 9:30 pm
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.
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.
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18/02/2010Lille2Fenerbahce1Europa League
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25/02/2010Fenerbahce1Lille1Europa League
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06/08/2024N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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06/08/2024N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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06/08/2024LilleN/AFenerbahceN/AChampions 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
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13/07/2024Lille1Mechelen1Club Friendlies
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17/07/2024Gent0Lille1Club Friendlies
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20/07/2024Genk2Lille2Club Friendlies
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24/07/2024Wolfsburg1Lille0Club Friendlies
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30/07/2024Lille3Celta Vigo1Club 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.
Fenerbahce's Last 5 Matches
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10/07/2024Fenerbahce0Hajduk Split1Club Friendlies
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13/07/2024Strasbourg0Fenerbahce4Club Friendlies
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18/07/2024Fenerbahce5Hull City1Club Friendlies
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23/07/2024Lugano3Fenerbahce4Champions League
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30/07/2024Fenerbahce2Lugano1Champions League
Lille vs. Fenerbahce: Odds and Predictions
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