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·19 de março de 2026
Bruno Genesio names surprise defensive Lille XI for Europa League trip to Aston Villa

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·19 de março de 2026

Needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit, LOSC travel to Villa Park on Thursday for their Europa League last-16 second leg, with Bruno Genesio selecting a notably defensive XI.
According to L'Équipe, the head coach has sprung several surprises with his line-up.
Aïssa Mandi, Tiago Santos, Hakon Haraldsson and Matias Fernandez-Pardo are on the bench. Felix Correia and Olivier Giroud start as the only recognised strikers.
Genesio also fields three centre-backs, Nathan Ngoy, Alexsandro and Chancel Mbemba.
Lille XI: Özer - Meunier, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Mbemba, Perraud - Mukau, Bentaleb, Bouaddi - Correia, Giroud.
Source: L'Équipe









































