Woe to the vanquished. This is how to summarize in a few words the issue of the second day of the group stage of the Champions League this Wednesday night between Lille and Chelsea at Pierre-Mauroy stadium at 21h. A meeting already crucial for the rest of the competition to follow live on Europe 1 during a special evening presented at 20 hours by Lionel Rosso, who will be surrounded for the occasion of our consultant Guy Roux and our columnists Marc Libbra , Nabil Djellit and the English journalist Matthew Spiro.
Heavily beaten in Amsterdam on day one (0-3), Lille must do well against the winner of the Europa League 2019, also looking for his first points in the competition after his inaugural defeat at Stamford Bridge against the Valencia CF (0-1).
The Lille, led by the surprising Victor Osimhen (photo, left), have not lost since their last European appearance, chaining a draw in Rennes (1-1), a win against Strasbourg (2-0) and a another draw in Nice (1-1), which allows them to remain in ambush in 4th place in Ligue 1, four points behind PSG, leader, and two points from Angers, second. It's more complicated for Chelsea in England. The team led by Franck Lampard is already ten points behind Liverpool, the author of a shotgun start (seven wins in seven days). A team in which little played N'Golo Kanté, injured, since the beginning of the season.
Lyon moves to Leipzig
After a draw against Zenith Saint-Petersburg (1-1) on the first day, Olympique Lyonnais moved to Germany to challenge the RB Leipzig, winner in Benfica (1-2). A trip at risk for a team that has not won since ... August 16 (against Angers, 6-0), chaining three defeats and four draws, all competitions.