The Champions League has reached gameweek six and there is still plenty to play for in some of the groups. One of the groups with much still to be decided is Group G, where all four teams can still qualify for the knockout stages.
That makes Wednesday night’s clash between Lille and Wolfsburg at the Volkswagen Arena a massive clash.
Almost time 👀#LOSC | 🔜 #WOBLOSC | #UCL pic.twitter.com/8vS40HSUOU— LOSC (@LOSC_EN) December 7, 2021
Almost time 👀#LOSC | 🔜 #WOBLOSC | #UCL pic.twitter.com/8vS40HSUOU
Both teams need a result to book their place in the last-16 of the competition.
Wolfsburg will kick-off this game bottom of the group, but just three points behind Lille, who top the group.
Nothing but a win will be enough to see the German side qualify for the knockout stages of European football’s elite competition.
Florian Kohlfeldt’s team have endured an inconsistent campaign all around this season, as they currently sit eighth-place in the Bundesliga table too.
A 3-0 defeat at Mainz last time out means that the German team head into this clash on the back of three straight defeats in all competitions. They have also won just one of their last six matches in the Champions League.
Lille have experienced a difficult campaign after a summer of big exits. The reigning French champions are in 11th place in the Ligue One table and struggling to replicate last season’s stellar form.
However, heading into this clash they are top of the group and are now unbeaten in their previous seven outings in all competitions. LOSC are also unbeaten in their last three matches in the Champions League. A draw would be enough to seal their place in the knockout stages of Europe’s elite competition.
Lille have struggled for results on their travels in the Champions League, though, losing five of their previous six away matches.
Forebet predicts that this will be a low-scoring game, ending in a draw that would see Lille through to the knockout stages and eliminate Wolfsburg from the competition.