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Stuttgart v Lille — UEFA Champions League

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Mercedes-Benz Arena
VFBStuttgartClub page
LILLilleClub page
Squad value€399.5m
Squad value€253.3m
Key playerErmedin Demirovic
Key playerOlivier Giroud
Head coachSebastian Hoeneß
Head coachDavide Ancelotti

How they play

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VFB

Against Atlético, every ball Stuttgart won high went forward fast and ended in a shot; they just could not beat Oblak.

Source Sportschau · 21 Oct 2026
“Durch schnelles Vertikalspiel kam Stuttgart anschließend auch zu zahlreichen Abschlüssen, ließ dann aber einiges liegen oder scheiterte am starken Gäste-Keeper Jan Oblak.”

Through quick vertical play Stuttgart then got numerous shots, but wasted several or were denied by the visitors' strong goalkeeper Jan Oblak. our translation

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VFB

A Slovan defender on Stuttgart: they play at high intensity, quick and technical.

Source Sportnet · 13 Oct 2026
“Je to tím, ktorý hrá vo vysokej intenzite, rýchlo, technicky.”

It is a team that plays at high intensity, fast, technically. our translation

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VFB

They do not sit back. Stuttgart come after you high up the pitch and try to make you play under pressure the moment you get the ball.

Source Internationales Fußball Institut · 28 Aug 2026
“In der Defensive agieren sie mit hohem Druck gegen den Ball und wollen intensiv pressen.”

Defensively they operate with high pressure against the ball and want to press intensively. our translation

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LIL

Lille do not need much of the ball; they are built to break quickly.

Source Le Petit Lillois · 20 Sep 2026
“Alors que le LOSC est l’une des équipes qui affichent le plus faible pourcentage de possession de balle en Ligue 1 depuis le début de saison, l’équipe de Davide Ancelotti possède le profil idéal pour exploiter ces failles en transition rapide.”

While Lille are one of the sides with the lowest possession in Ligue 1 this season, Davide Ancelotti's team has the ideal profile to exploit those gaps on the fast break. our translation

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LIL

Lille invite you forward, then hit the space behind with quick wingers.

Source El Gol Digital · 8 Sep 2026
“Le gusta iniciar la jugada desde atrás, atraer al rival a campo propio y castigar los espacios con extremos verticales, con un rigor sin balón y una velocidad en las transiciones que ya eran innegociables en el Real Madrid donde colaboró con Carlo Ancelotti.”

He likes to start moves from the back, draw the opponent into his own half and punish the space with direct wingers, with discipline without the ball and speed in transition that were non-negotiable at Real Madrid, where he worked with Carlo Ancelotti. our translation

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LIL

Their most dangerous attacks come down their right side, where right-back Tiago Santos runs past Ethan Mbappé to join the attack. Against PSG every big chance came from that side.

Source Foot Mercato, Hanif Ben Berkane · 29 Aug 2026
“Les plus grosses occasions lilloises sont d’ailleurs passées par ce côté gauche de la défense parisienne.”

Lille's biggest chances did in fact all come down that left side of the Paris defence. our translation

Read it at Foot Mercato