Lille played the Europa League group round quite confidently. In 5 matches the team won 3 times, with 2 draws and only one defeat. As a result, they managed to take the 2nd line (11 points in the account). The backlog from the 1st Milan was 2 points. It is noteworthy that 5 out of 6 games of Great Danes in the Europa League ended in both will score – yes. At the home arena within the Europa League, Lille feels quite comfortable. In 9 games out of 10 were recorded 3 victories and 6 draws (only 1 loss). At the moment Christophe Galtier wards are in great shape. In the standings of the French Championship the team is in the lead with 56 points on the balance sheet. The gap from 2nd place is 1 point. Within League 1, the unbeaten streak has already totaled to 7 matches (6 victories and 1 world outcome). In their history the “dogs” have participated in the Europa League playoffs 5 times. 4 times they managed to break into 1/8 of the tournament. In the first match against the Dutch, Benjamin Andre and Sheka will not be able to play. Burak Yilmaz is still in question.
Unlike their today’s rival, Tottenham was a clear favorite in their group. Jose Mourinho’s team fought for a ticket to the playoffs with Antwerp, LASK and Ludogorets. As a result, “Spurs” turned out to be the strongest in the group, but the third LASK managed to get ahead by only three points, while the second “Antwerp” lagged behind by one point. Tottenham are failing in the Premier League, while they are ninth in the table and Chelsea are six points behind the fourth.
