LOSC Lille produced one of the shocks of matchday two of the UEFA Champions League as they beat 15-time winners Real Madrid 1-0 to secure an eighth win in their last nine European home games.
European champions Real Madrid made the perfect start to their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win over Stuttgart on matchday one and they set about following up that result tonight.
A little over five minutes were on the clock when they manufactured their first chance of the evening when some tenacious work from Jude Bellingham won the ball back for Vinicius Junior, but his stinging drive was beaten away by Lucas Chevalier.
Lille certainly gave as good as they got, and Jonathan David forced a stunning double save out of Andriy Lunin as the hosts ramped up the pressure.
Lille kept coming and almost struck gold in fortuitous fashion when Benjamin Andre’s miscued cross had Lunin worried, but it clipped the crossbar and went away to safety.
Real’s luck ran out on the stroke of half-time when Edon Zhegrova’s free-kick was blocked by the hand of Eduardo Camavinga inside the area. David assumed responsibility from the spot, and this time he won his personal duel against Lunin, sending the Ukrainian the wrong way from 12 yards.
