“New owner of Madrid” – Fans praise Lille as French clubs beat both Madrid clubs in Champions League

Fans heaped praises on French side Lille for their recent form, having defeated Madrid giants, Real and Atletico, in back-to-back matches.

“New owner of Madrid” – Fans praise Lille as French clubs beat both Madrid clubs in Champions League

French side Lille have registered a win against Spanish giants, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. (via BBC)

Fans were left thrilled following Ligue 1 side Lille’s shocking 3-1 victory over Atletico Madrid in the UCL league stages. It marked the French club’s second straight win over a major La Liga side, after having defeated Real Madrid 1-0 earlier this month.

Atletico Madrid have now endured one of their worst starts to the Champions League campaign, earning two back-to-back defeats in the initial stages of the competition. Despite a strong start to the match against Lille, the visitors bounced back to claim a brilliant comeback victory.

An early 8th minute error allowed Julian Alvarez to open the scoring for the home side. However, Lille staged an impressive fightback, helped by a goal from Edon Zhergova, followed by a brilliant brace from Jonathan David.

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Canadian forward Jonathan David showed off his superb goal-scoring prowess, just ten minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. It marked UCL history for the French side, who have made it two out of two wins against Madrid clubs.

They had previously stunned Real Madrid by earning a 1-0 win over the defending champions, thanks to a penalty goal by David. Fans praised Lille manager Bruno Genesio for his tactics as well as substitution strategies, that heavily paid off against the two Madrid giants. 

The win allowed the French club to make it to the 15th position on the UCL table, with six points, just three behind table-toppers Aston Villa. Meanwhile, Atletico are currently languishing on the 27th position on the table with just three points.

Football fans react to French side Lille’s shocking 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid in the UCL league stages 

French club Lille are enjoying a dream run in the UCL after having defeated two of Spain’s biggest clubs, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Fans heaped praise on the club’s manager, its players and its fans for contributing to their success.

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Fans praised Lille for their recent form, having endured a brilliant UCL campaign. (via X)

Some fans hilariously pointed to the two matches, while stating that Lille is the ‘new owner’ of the Spanish capital city of Madrid. One fan comically referred to La Liga as the ‘new farmers’ league’, a term often associated with the French Ligue 1. Another fan praised Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier for his brilliant display against both the Madrid clubs, terming him as ‘world-class’.

It remains to be seen what lies ahead for the French club, who next face another tough opponent in Juventus, in the UCL league stages. Prior to that, they have two difficult Ligue 1 outings against Lens and Lyon, in the race to the French league title.