Lille will enter Saturday's Ligue 1 encounter at home to Toulouse on the back of arguably the greatest result in their history in midweek. Les Dogues stunned European football by beating Champions League holders and 15-time winners Real Madrid here at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Wednesday . © Imago After sadly no fans could be in attendance to witness Lille's heroic title win in 2020-21, Wednesday night was one to cherish for everyone linked to the club.
Seeing their club go toe-to-toe with the juggernaut that is Real Madrid and come out on top will have more than made up for their absence during the miraculous title win three years ago. An excellent first-half performance saw Bruno Genesio 's side finally rewarded with an opening goal late in the half thanks to Jonathan David 's penalty, before LOSC fought for their lives in the latter stages. Goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier and young full-back Tiago Santos were the heroes, blocking goalbound efforts from Jude Bellingham to get them over the line late on, as they made up for losing away to Sporting Lisbon on matchday one.
The result was even more surprising considering Lille's rather slow start to the season, which did see them go on a four-game losing run last month. A 3-0 win over Le Havre evidently got them back on track ahead of Wednesday's match though, and moved them up into fifth , but they are already six points adrift of the leaders. Genesio's men now face a Toulouse side they have encountered some trouble against recent.
