Atletico Madrid returns to action in the Champions League with a clear determination to bounce back after their embarrassing defeat to Benfica. That result came as something of a shock considering the expectations for a tight contest between two ball-dominant teams. The problem was that Atletico struggled to create much, repeatedly getting caught out by Benfica's counterattacks-a weakness that may be similarly exploited when they host Lille. As they have proved in La Liga, much of Atletico's success this season is based upon concentration. When they were focused-such as in their 1-1 draw against Real Madrid-they were tough to break down. Even in that game, Real's goal came from a deflected long-range effort. Underestimation of opponents or lapse in concentration has mostly led to conceding goals, something really risky against Lille's fast, counterattacking play. The big question for Atletico, though, is whether their attack will fire: the general game plan seems to be to use fast wing play to get guys like Griezmann, De Paul, or Correa into favorable one-on-one situations. Despite Atletico's complete dominance in the possession of play, Simeone's team has managed a paltry 16 goals in 10 La Liga matches and only two in their first Champions League game against Leipzig. This, after all, is an attack that has been hot and cold all season. Lille goes into this match in good spirits since it defeated Real Madrid 1-0 earlier in the competition. The French still keep their hopes for a quick breakthrough and counterattacks, just like they did against the Spanish giants. Their style, based on winged pace, suits matches where they do not have to dominate possession, and they have found success in similar situations domestically.Having conceded eight goals in eight league games, Lille's defense has been shaky this season, but they have shown improvement lately, allowing just one goal in their last four matches in all competitions. This newfound defensive solidity could give them a fighting chance against Atletico. But at the end, Atletico is much better team and with help of their fans they should overcome Lille.

在被本菲卡尴尬击败后，马德里竞技带着明显的反弹决心重返欧冠赛场。考虑到人们对两支控球球队之间的激烈竞争的期望，这个结果有些令人震惊。问题是马竞很难创造更多的机会，经常被本菲卡的反击抓住——这个弱点在主场迎战里尔时可能会被同样利用。正如他们在西甲证明的那样，马竞本赛季的成功很大程度上是建立在专注的基础上的。当他们集中精力的时候——比如1-1战平皇马的比赛——他们很难被击败。即使在那场比赛中，皇马的进球也来自一记远射。低估对手或注意力不集中是导致失球的主要原因，这对里尔快速反击的打法来说确实很危险。对于马竞来说，最大的问题是他们的进攻是否能成功：总的比赛计划似乎是使用快速的边路战术，让格列兹曼、德保罗或科雷亚这样的球员进入有利的一对一状态。尽管马竞在控球方面拥有绝对的优势，西蒙尼的球队在10场西甲比赛中只打入了微不足道的16球，在首场欧冠对阵莱比锡的比赛中只打入了2球。毕竟，这是一场整个赛季都在忽冷忽热的进攻。里尔以良好的精神进入这场比赛，因为他们在比赛中1-0击败了皇家马德里。法国队仍然寄希望于快速突破和反击，就像他们对阵西班牙巨人一样。他们的风格，以快速的速度为基础，适合他们不需要控制控球的比赛，他们在国内的类似情况下也取得了成功。本赛季，里尔在8场联赛中丢了8个球，他们的防守一直很不稳定，但最近他们表现出了进步，在所有比赛的最后4场比赛中只丢了一个球。这个新发现的稳固的防守可以给他们一个对抗马竞的机会。但最后，马竞是一支更好的球队，在球迷的帮助下，他们应该能战胜里尔。