Lille claimed the scalp of Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday as a Jonathan David penalty just before half-time gave the French club a famous 1-0 home win over the reigning European champions.
Canada striker David converted from the spot in first-half stoppage time and Lille held on for the victory they deserved for an outstanding performance before a sell-out 50,000 crowd at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
That ultimately may not matter much for Carlo Ancelotti's side, who beat Stuttgart 3-1 at home two weeks ago and who saw a 36-game unbeaten run stretching back to January come to an end here. But it is hard to imagine them failing to qualify at least for the play-off round, which may have taken some of the edge off the evening for them.
Mbappe was appearing on French soil for the first time since his move to Spain from Paris Saint-Germain. His last game for PSG had been in this same stadium, in the French Cup final in May. He became, at 18 years and 73 days, the youngest player ever to start a Champions League game for Real, beating Raul's record set in 1995 by five days.
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