Champions League: Ayase Ueda starts with Losc against Betis Sevilla

Losc striker Olivier Giroud will be a substitute at the kick-off of the Champions League match against Betis Sevilla on Tuesday, during the first day of the league phase, and it is Ayase Ueda who will start at the forefront of the Mastiffs' attack.

Scorer after coming into play against Toulouse on Thursday, the Japanese striker recruited from Feyenoord Rotterdam in the last days of the transfer window will experience his first start with Lille.

Gaëtan Perrin holder

In his 4-2-3-1, Losc coach Davide Ancelotti also chose to start Gaëtan Perrin as an attacking midfielder and shift Hakon Haraldsson to the left side, according to the team composition communicated by UEFA. Ethan Mbappé will occupy the right flank.

In the middle and in defense, Ancelotti brought back the same elements who had won the draw against Paris SG (2-2), a week and a half ago.

On the Betis side, Marc Bartra, Junior Firpo, Rodrigo Riquelme and Troy Parrott join Manuel Pellegrini's starting lineup for the team which won against Real Madrid (1-0) last Friday.

Lille: Ozer - Tiago Santos, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Perraud - Bentaleb, André (cap) - E. Mbappé, Perrin, Haraldsson - Ueda.