Real Madrid suffers shocking loss to Lille

Ligue 1 side, Lille, defeated European Champion, Real Madrid, to end their 14-game unbeaten run.

Jonathan David’s 45th-minute penalty sealed a 1-0 victory over the title holder at the Stade Pierre Mauroy.

Lille surprisingly controlled the ball in the early stage of the game. However, Madrid gained momentum and displayed attacking threat in the course of the game.

A mistake from Edon Zhegrova nearly cost his team but was rescued by goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier. Vincius Jr pounced on the error and sent a venomous shot in the sixth minute but Chevalier dealt with it comfortably.

Real Madrid continued the comfortable display but were unable to break the deadlock. Lille’s André lost possession and Endrick stormed through the defence, however, his shot was handled well by Chevalier.

Lille should have put themselves ahead in the 25th minute when Zhegrova’s swinging cross found Jonathan David at the far post, the striker’s header deflected off Andriy Lunin before his follow-up bounced off the post.

The French side got on the scoresheet, courtesy of a penalty goal, after VAR intervention. Zhegrova’s free-kick hit Eduardo Camavinga in the hand. The referee however waved the decision away but VAR advised him to check the screen.

A quick decision and a penalty was awarded as David stepped up and fired the ball into the top right-hand corner.

Real Madrid began push for an equaliser as the controlled the game but Lille held on tight to their lead.

Antonio Rüdiger already on a yellow card was lucky not to receive a second booking when he pulled Alexsandro to the ground by his arm. The referee appeared not to see and VAR was unable to intervene as it was not a red card offence.

Carlo Ancelotti side kept on mounting the pressure in search for an equaliser. Luka Modric found Arda Güler with a lobbed pass but the Turkish international’s header was fired straight into Chevalier.

However, Lille went on to claim the historic win, ending Real Madrid’s 14 games UCL unbeaten run.