Lille had a strong group stage in the Champions League, where the team took first place in the quartet with Wolfsburg, Sevilla and Salzburg. For six stages the “dogs” got three victories, two draws and 11 points, which was enough to win. The start of the team in the French Cup was unsuccessful, where, after the success with Auxerre (3:1), the Red-Blues could not pass the barrier represented by Lance. In the Ligue1 championship, Joscelin Gurvennek’s team has 11 wins and ten peaceful outcomes after 28 rounds, which brought 43 points and sixth place in the standings. The weakest link is the defense line, which conceded 35 times, which is unacceptable for the reigning champion of the country. After success in the game with Clermont (4:0), today’s hosts tied with Saint-Etienne (0:0). Sanchez, who has a muscle injury, will not be able to play today.
Liverpool had a brilliant run in the Champions League group stage, where the team won all six matches, thus setting a record among English clubs. No one before the Merseysiders won all the matches at this stage. The “Reds” were ahead of “Porto”, “Atletico” and “Milan”, while shipping 17 goals to the opponents. It is impossible not to recall the success of Jurgen Klopp’s men in the English League Cup, where the team beat Chelsea in a penalty shoot-out and won the trophy. In the Premier League the Reds have 20 wins and six draws, which brought 66 points and second place in the standings. Over 28 rounds the team managed to score 73 goals, which is the best result in the league. In the last three matches the guests beat Leeds (6:0), West Ham (1:0) and Brighton (2:0). Konate, who has a muscle injury, will not be able to play today.
