Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Liverpool
Match Time & Date:
21/01/2025
21:00
Prediction: 3-1
Lille
After surviving Brentford in the Premier League round 22, Liverpool will be aiming to retain top position in the Champions League when they take on Liverpool at their Anfield on Tuesday. Uruguay attacker Darwin Nunez is pushing for a start after scoring a brace as a substitute against the Bees, while defender Joe Gomez remain in the recovery room. Portugal international Diogo Jota has overcome his minor injury.
Les Dogues, on the other hand, came from behind to beat Nice in their last Ligue 1 game, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against the Premier League giants. As Liverpool have turned their Anfield into a real fortress, we predict that the visitors are going to return to France empty-handed. In their last meeting at the venue, back in 2010, Liverpool outplayed Lille and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Key Lille midfielder Edon Zhegrova remains in the recovery room alongside Umtiti, Santos, Bentaleb, and Fernandez-Prado.
Highlighted Player (Mohamed Salah):
Mohamed Salah is considered one of the best African players. Salah began his senior career at El Mokawloon, scoring 11 goals in 41 league appearances for the club and in 2012 he moved to Europe, signing a four-year deal with Swiss side Basel.
The pacey winger, who is capable of playing as a striker as well was producing outstanding displays for the RotBlau from 2012 to 2014 and, as a result, Chelsea chiefs decided to sign him on 26 January, 2015 for a fee of £11 million. Mohamed Salah, though, failed to impress in the Premier league and one year later he was sent on loan to Fiorentina.
After making 16 league appearances for the Viola in the Serie A, the left-footed winger signed a loan deal with Roma on 6 August, 2015. The Romans made the contract permanent on 3 August, 2016. Speaking of his international career, Salah made his Egypt debut on 3 September, 2011 in a 2-1 loss to Sierra Leone. It has to be noted that he was named Roma’s player of the season (2015/2016).
Highlighted Team (Lille):
Lille have been playing an important role in French football ever since they were founded in 1944. Les Dogues won their first domestic trophy in the 1945/1946 season.
Lille did well to win their second Ligue 1 title in 1954 and 57 years later they lifted their last domestic title. Les Douges finished the 2010/2011 season in top position in the standings, eight points clear of second-placed Olympique Marseille and it has to be noted that Lille attacker Moussa Sow won the Golden Boot (25 goals).
Lille are one of the two teams that managed to win three consecutive Coupe de France trophies (1946, 1947, 1948), but they have yet to clinch the Coupe de la Ligue title. Les Dogues faced PSG in the 2015/2016 Coupe de la Ligue trophy, but les Parisiens proved to be a big catch for Frederic Antonetti’s team in the title game.
Lille play their home matches at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the capacity of the stadium is 50.186. The venue was opened in August, 2017 and the construction cost €282 million.
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