LOSC will face Slavia Prague this Tuesday evening in the first leg of the Champions League play-off.
LOSC is playing perhaps one of the most important matches of its season this Tuesday, August 20. Relocated to the Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes, the first leg of the Champions League play-offs is crucial for Lille in order to access the most prestigious European competition. If Bruno Génésio’s players showed that they were ready in August with the qualification for the preliminary round against Fenerbahçe, it is another tricky match that awaits them. Slavia Prague is indeed a playful team, eighth finalists in the Europa League last year and above all who have started their season in the championship perfectly, with four wins and a draw in the first five matches.
The Czech club has not lost in 19 games in all competitions and looks like the perfect trap for Lille, who are sometimes surprised in these August matches. Especially since Bruno Génésio will have to do without Angel Gomes in midfield, who was seriously injured in a clash last weekend against Reims. In an already depopulated sector, the LOSC coach will have to make do without penalizing his team too heavily. In any case, he can count on the rest of his team to give their all and qualify for the Champions League, starting with goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier. “We want to go into this match against Slavia with great intensity, we want to hear the music of the Champions League and finally play at Pierre-Mauroy.”
Where to watch the LOSC – Slavia Prague match?
The first leg of the play-off between Lille and Slavia Prague is broadcast exclusively by Canal Plus from 9 p.m.