Lille and Galatasaray name expected line-ups for Champions League clash

Lille and Galatasaray will be seeking their first points of the Champions League league phase when they meet in the third round of fixtures.

Both sides have made strong starts in their domestic competitions and will look to carry that form into Europe, although each team has important absences to manage.

Lille

Lille will be without Ethan Mbappe, who is suspended, while Tiago Santos and Igamane are unavailable. Ueda remains doubtful ahead of the match.

Olivier Giroud and Dilane Bakwa are expected to provide the main attacking threat for the French club, with Giroud likely to lead the line.

The expected Lille starting XI is:

Goalkeeper: Berke Ozer

Defenders: Maxima Goffi, Nathan Ngoy, Alexsandro, Romain Perraud

Midfielders: Benjamin Andre, Nabil Bentaleb, Dilane Bakwa, Ngal’ayel Mukau, Hakon Arnar Haraldsson

Striker: Olivier Giroud

Galatasaray

Galatasaray are also dealing with injury concerns. Singo and Rafael Leao are ruled out, while Lucas Torreira remains a doubt.

Victor Osimhen is fit and available, however, and is expected to be the Turkish side’s main attacking outlet. Batrakov is set to operate in support of the striker.

The expected Galatasaray starting XI is:

Goalkeeper: Ugurcan Cakır

Defenders: A. Yılmaz, Davinson Sanchez, Ismail Jakobs, E. Elmalı

Midfielders: Gabriel Sara, Mario Lemina, Yunus Akgun, Batrakov, S. Sane

Striker: Victor Osimhen

Lille will host Galatasaray in a meeting between two teams looking to open their account in the Champions League league phase.