[Football- Champions League Qualifications] 20.8/ 21:00 Lille- Slavia Prague

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[Football- Champions League Qualifications] 20.8/ 21:00 Lille- Slavia Prague

After progressing through the third qualifying round, Lille and Slavia Prague will face off in the Champions League playoffs. The match takes place at Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes, as Lille's home stadium is still unavailable after the Olympics. Both teams will be looking to gain an advantage for the second leg next week.

When these teams met in the Europa League group stage 15 years ago, Lille easily won both matches, 3-1 and 5-1, in 2009. However, Slavia Prague's current squad is expected to perform much better this time, having impressed in Europe last year and narrowly missing out on the Czech title to Sparta Prague for the second season in a row.

Slavia Prague have been in excellent form, remaining unbeaten in their last 14 matches and keeping 4 clean sheets in their past 5 games this season. They've only conceded twice in seven competitive matches, meaning Lille will face a tough challenge to secure a first-leg advantage.

This is a "gut feeling" pick. Previous matches between these teams had over 2.5 goals, but those were with different squads, and I think it will be different this time. While I believe Lille will win, Slavia Prague's strong form leaves me uncertain. I expect Slavia to avoid a heavy defeat and focus on overturning the result in the next leg. Should be a tight game here as both teams aims to progress to the next stage in this tournament.

under 2,5 @1,85 Melbet

FT 2:0