Lille chase Ligue Champions point as Ancelotti backs Ngoy Kouassi

Seeking their first point after three straight defeats, Lille travel on Tuesday to Bodø/Glimt for the fourth matchday of the Ligue Champions, the UEFA competition.

To revive their European campaign, Davide Ancelotti has handed starting spots to the youngsters Nathan Ngoy, Kouassi and Soriba Diaoune. The Lille coach also has to cope with a number of absences.

Ethan Mbappé is suspended. Nabil Bentaleb is ill and unavailable. Tiago Santos, Ueda and Igamane are also unavailable. In this context, the selections of Ngoy, Kouassi and Diaoune are key for Les Dogues, who will need a positive result in Norway.

Bodø/Glimt start Haikin in goal with Patrick Berg as captain in midfield. They can also rely on Jens Petter Hauge and Ole Didrik Blomberg to drive the attack.

The official Bodø/Glimt lineup is Haikin – Sjøvold, Bjørtuft, Aleesami, Bjørkan – Brunstad Fet, Berg (c), Auklend – Blomberg, Helmersen, Hauge. Lille’s starting eleven is Özer – Ngoy, Kouassi, Cossier, Verdonk – Mukau, André (c), Kjærgaard – Bakwa, Haraldsson, Diaoune.