Chronicle of LOSC Lille – Real Madrid: 1-0

Real Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season last Wednesday after falling 1-0 against Lille on the second day of the Champions League stage, after Jonathan David’s penalty goal by Eduardo Camavinga, in a duel that did not involve a champion Europe’s weakest ever with him, and the French enjoyed the most obvious options for an approach as firm as it was brave. With Mbappé on the bench, the 15-times European champion had his worst game of the season in Lille, with the wear and tear of the derby, very stuck in the build-up and without that penalty, when all else fails , apparently. This time it was not like that, and Lille showed more vividness and interpreted better the different situations of the game. In addition, although they could have done a little more, they found themselves with a penalty due to a handball from Camavinga after a foul in the front, and David scored the only goal of the game. The first victory for the current champion, which puts it seventeenth in this ‘new’ Champions League with three points, and breaks its streak at the beginning of the season of ten games without losing. In addition, they did not know the victory they had in their favorite competition since May 2023. The lack of creativity and intensity criticized the whites, with no ability to react during the second half. The game started without a clear leader and with Real Madrid settled with Endrick as the only striker and in the solid duo Tchouaméni-Camavinga, who were debating this year. Carlo Ancelotti’s men struck first, the result of a Bellingham defensive effort gathered by Vinícius, but his low and hard shot to the short post was caught by a confident Chevalier. The only blow was a very heady Madrid with no depth, not much mobility and too flat. Vini had a hard time getting into the game, and Bellingham sent clear chances from the start into uncertainty. Endrick only seemed to have more speed and as proof of his superior power he almost entered the small area, leaving three competitors behind to shoot the Dummy. The first big scare for the Whites against Lille. But the French did not lose their courage, trying to be the protagonist and testing Andriy Lunin who entered the game without playing a single minute this season. But he showed that he was ready with two great safety in a row of the value of the objective, in the worst moments of Madridistas of this first half. Real Madrid spent the last few minutes of the first half running after the ball and armed behind the ball, with Bellingham missing, despite Ancelotti screaming on the sideline for the plays to go through his boots. Meanwhile, the French did their thing, getting closer to the goal defended by Lunin, who saw how a ball hit by André touched the crossbar. Although the worst news for Ancelotti’s team came close to half-time in the form of a penalty by Camavinga, following a free-kick from the edge of the area. The referee, reviewing with the VAR, did not hesitate when he saw that the ball had clearly hit Camavinga’s hand, and neither did Jonathan David, who did not miss his appointment with the goal. It was fifth in the last three games. A bucket of cold water for the merengue team, who showed a different side at the start of the second half, with Fran García replacing Ferland Mendy. Ancelotti did not like the first half and Luka Modric and Kylian Mbappé were hot, strange how it went on with the changes of the Italians. Despite the better attitude of Real Madrid, Lille did not show any nervousness and, in fact, enjoyed the first big chance Edon Zhegrova with a shot from the right side swept the post. The concern and need moved from the pitch to the bench, with Ancelotti bringing on Modric and Mbappé before the 60th minute in a clear message to his team to wake up and find the way to turn the game around. With more risks and Madrid more focused, Lille went into counterattack mode and once again enjoyed a great chance to kill the game, but David put it wide against Lunin. The clock was running against Real Madrid, who still could not find a fluid play and were far from the goal that Chevalier defended. The set piece was the only refuge that Real Madrid had that did not shake with the entry of Mbappé and Modric. Always subscribed to the epic, the Madridistas appeal to the courage and effort that is always visible. With these ingredients, the 15-time European champions enjoyed four near-consecutive times when Chevalier came up big, with Lille already a long way behind and Real Madrid bottling them up. The clearest shot in the end was Güler’s, but his unopposed shot inside the area came out well on target. The end could have been worse for the Whites if the referee had dismissed Rüdiger, already with a yellow, for catching his opponent and throwing him out of the game. TECHNICAL SHEET. — RESULT: LILLE, 1 – REAL MADRID, 0 (1-0, at half-time). –STAFF. LILLE BURN: Chevalier; Tiago Santos, Diakité, Alexandro, Gudmundsson, Bakker (Meunier, min.80); André Silva, Cabella (Sahraoui, min.72), Bouaddi; Zhegrova and Jonathan David. REAL MADRID: Lunin; Carvajal, Militao (Modric, min.57) Rüdiger, Mendy (Fran García, min.46); Tchouaméni, Valverde, Camavinga (Arda Güler, min.67), Bellingham; Endrick (Mbappé, min.57) and Vinícius. –OBJECTIVES. 1-0. Min.45+3: Jonathan David. –Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA). He warned David (min.90+3) and Diakité (min.90+6) at LOSC Lille and Endrick (min.46), Camavinga (min.59), Bellingham (min.78), Rüdiger (min. 79) and Modric (min.80) with Real Madrid. — STADIUM: Stade Pierre-Mauroy.