Match Report
LOSC Lille went into the game 7th in the table on 16 points; Real Madrid sat 11th on 15 — a 1-point gap. Against a league average of 1.63 goals per team per game, LOSC Lille ran at 2.13 scored and 1.25 conceded, Real Madrid at 2.5 and 1.5.
Real Madrid had not lost in 11 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. LOSC Lille had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Real Madrid, 13.
The match was played at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (capacity 50,186). With 100 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, M. Mariani was the man in the middle. LOSC Lille led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
LOSC Lille: Jonathan David (45')