Paris, October 28 (BUS): Instead of vying for the top spot in the French Ligue 1, defending champion Lille is trying to stay in the first half of the standings, according to the Associated Press.
Lille have been struggling with consistency in their bid to shore up the team’s unexpected title victory and are currently 10th in the 20-team league.
His next match will not make things easier, as on Friday she plays leaders Paris Saint-Germain – the team that won the title last season. Then there is the trip to Seville in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Lille beat PSG 1-0 to win the Champions Cup – a match between the Ligue 1 champions and the French Cup winner – in August and beat Marseille 2-0 in the league this month, so there are signs the club can replicate their form. since last year.
But the team lost only three games last season and has already lost four of its 11 games this season.
The off-season transfer window has almost certainly had an impact on the team’s success this year. Lille has sold goalkeeper Mike Minyan to Milan, midfielder Bubkari Somare to Leicester, and winger Luis Araujo to Atlanta United.
Meanwhile, PSG have brought in Lionel Messi from Barcelona, Sergio Ramos from Real Madrid, Gianluigi Donnarumma from AC Milan, Giorginio Wijnaldum from Liverpool, Achraf Hakimi from Inter Milan and Nuno Mendes from Sporting Lisbon.
Lille striker Jonathan David leads the league with seven goals so far this season, but Burak Yilmaz and Jonathan Bamba have been less productive than they were last year.
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