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Squad value€79.2m
Squad value€253.3m
Key playerPatrick Berg
Key playerOlivier Giroud
Head coachKjetil Knutsen
Head coachDavide Ancelotti
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Bodø/Glimt have not averaged under 60% of the ball in five seasons; Lille hunt it high and herd it wide.
“Mukau et Bentaleb montent d’un cran pour verrouiller Belkhdim et Diatta tandis que les ailiers Önal et Mbappé orientent la relance vers l’extérieur avec un positionnement haut des latéraux Perraud et Santos.”Mukau and Bentaleb step up a level to lock down Belkhdim and Diatta while the wingers Önal and Mbappé steer the ball out towards the touchline, with the full-backs Perraud and Santos positioned high. our translation
Le Petit Lillois, Ulysse Hamelin, 23 Aug 2026
“During those five campaigns, his side never dropped below 60 per cent average possession for a season, dominating games with a short-passing style.”The second Bodø/Glimt lose the ball they swarm to win it back, and Lille lock the middle with two midfielders stepping up. Expect few calm touches anywhere.
“- Jeg liker hvordan de angriper, fordi de angriper med mange spillere, og de er virkelig gode i gjenvinningsspillet, som oss, sier Knutsen, som også mente de hadde funnet nøkkelen til å løse det mot den uvanlige spillestilen.”"I like how they attack, because they attack with a lot of players, and they are really good at winning the ball back, like us," says Knutsen, who also felt they had found the key to dealing with the unusual playing style. our translation
Dagbladet, Magnus Gjestrum Larsen, 19 Aug 2026
“Mukau et Bentaleb montent d’un cran pour verrouiller Belkhdim et Diatta tandis que les ailiers Önal et Mbappé orientent la relance vers l’extérieur avec un positionnement haut des latéraux Perraud et Santos.”Mukau and Bentaleb step up a level to lock down Belkhdim and Diatta while the wingers Önal and Mbappé steer the ball out towards the touchline, with the full-backs Perraud and Santos positioned high. our translation
Lille's full-backs push so far up that there is open grass behind them, and Bodø/Glimt break with four sprinting at goal the moment they win it. They did it to Inter.
“Here it works in Bodø/Glimt’s favour: from the press to attack, they now have four players sprinting forward, and doing this to top clubs like Inter Milan is very impressive.”Total Football Analysis, 3 Mar 2026
“Avec des latéraux positionnés très haut en phase de possession, la moindre perte de balle dans le cœur du jeu offrira des boulevards aux virevoltants joueurs de couloir adverses que peuvent être Jim Allevinah, Lilian Raolisoa et Anthony Bermont.”With the full-backs positioned very high while Lille have the ball, the slightest loss of possession in midfield will open motorways for lively opposition wide players such as Jim Allevinah, Lilian Raolisoa and Anthony Bermont. our translation
Lille's squad is valued at €253.3m, Bodø/Glimt's at €79.2m: about three times as much. Gaps like that tend to settle games rather than make contests.
Lille are clear favourites, but going a goal up tends to wake Bodø/Glimt rather than worry them: against Rosenborg they conceded first and then scored four. Almost every time Bodø/Glimt get near your goal something happens; opposing coaches call the threat constant, not occasional. Lille's most dangerous attacks come down their right, where Tiago Santos runs past Ethan Mbappé; against PSG every big chance came from that side. Olivier Giroud leads Lille in league goals and assists.
“Rosenborg kom best i gang da den nybakte faren Simen Bolkan Nordli satte inn 1–0 for gjestene etter 36 minutter. Da skrudde Glimt på turboen.”Rosenborg started better when the new father Simen Bolkan Nordli put the visitors 1-0 up after 36 minutes. That was when Glimt switched on the turbo. our translation
NRK, Marius Guttormsen, 30 Aug 2026
“– De er klart det beste laget og viser toppnivået sitt. De er farlige hver gang de kommer i våres felt, sier han til NRK.”"They are clearly the best team and are showing their top level. They are dangerous every single time they get into our box," he says to NRK. our translation
NRK, Marius Guttormsen, 30 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
Lille will have most of the ball, and Bodø/Glimt will look to hit them on the break.
Kompany on Bodø/Glimt: every one of them runs, defends and presses.
“Every player can run a lot, every player wants to defend and press.”Lille do not need much of the ball; they are built to break quickly.
“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
Lille invite you forward, then hit the space behind with quick wingers.
“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