After its 1-0 victory against Real Madrid, Losc travels to Atlético de Madrid on Wednesday to try to move on to the Champions League.
France Télévisions – Sports Editorial
Published on 10/23/2024 07:00
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Gabriel Gudmundsson, Jonathan David and Thomas Meunier during Lille-Real Madrid, October 2, 2024 at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium (Villeneuve-d’Ascq) (SAMEER AL-DOUMY / AFP)
At the beginning of October, Spanish football enthusiasts who knew little about Losc became acquainted with the Lille club, who beat Real Madrid undefeated in the 36 previous meetings. It is therefore with a different status, and more anticipated, that Lille faces the other Madrid club, Atlético de Madrid, on Wednesday October 23 in the Spanish capital. And even if the victory against the Merengues left its mark, northern coach Bruno Genesio wants to move on and achieve a new feat.
“It’s obvious that the victory against Real gives us confidence and shows that we are capable of doing great things, but Wednesday’s match will be played in a different context and it would be a serious mistake to arrive with lots of certaintieswarned the Mastiffs coach at a press conference on Tuesday. We haven’t forgotten, but we put this match aside to prepare for the match.”. The technician will not be able to rely on the same men since in the meantime, Tiago Santos, Mitchel Bakker and Ayyoub Bouaddi have filled the ranks of the infirmary.
If the two teams from the Spanish capital share a great deal of European experience, their playing styles remain different and Bruno Genesio is wary of the Colchoneros. “It’s a team that exerts a lot of pressure when it loses the ball. We will have to be very vigilant during these periods so as not to be countered and lose the ball in the last third of our field.”he analyzes.
For the Mastiffs, however, there will be no question of suffering against Atlético. Bruno Genesio wants to see his team move forward and put back the same ingredients that made their success against Real: “It’s a match where, once again, we have everything to gain, because Atlético are big favorites. But we’re here to play our game. We’re going to put things in place to defend well because without that , we can’t hope for anything, but we won’t be satisfied with that. I want to see my team play with all its strength when we have the ball to cause problems for this team.. And even if the Colchoneros are undefeated for 11 home games in the Champions League (since November 2021 against AC Milan), Lille would see themselves putting an end to a new series from a Madrid team.
