2020–21 Lille OSC season

The 2020–21 season was the 77th season in the existence of Lille OSC and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lille participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Lille

2020–21 season
Owner	Merlyn Partners SCSp
President	Olivier Létang
Head coach	Christophe Galtier
Stadium	Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Ligue 1	1st
Coupe de France	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Burak Yılmaz (16) All: Burak Yılmaz (18)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

On 23 May 2021, with a win over Angers on the final day of the season, Lille were crowned league champions.^[1] The achievement was very surprising and was considered an upset, as Paris Saint-Germain had always been the favourites to win Ligue 1 for the fourth time in a row. It was Lille's fourth top-flight title in the professional era and their first since 2010–11, when Eden Hazard was named the competition's player of the year.^[2] Lille's points tally of 83 was the best in their history and they only lost three matches all season.^[2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2021^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GRE Orestis Karnezis 2 DF  TUR Zeki Çelik 3 DF  POR Tiago Djaló 5 DF  NED Sven Botman 6 DF  POR José Fonte (captain) 7 FW  FRA Jonathan Bamba 8 MF  POR Xeka 9 FW  CAN Jonathan David 10 MF  FRA Jonathan Ikoné 11 FW  BRA Luiz Araújo 12 MF  TUR Yusuf Yazıcı 15 MF  MEX Eugenio Pizzuto

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  FRA Mike Maignan 17 FW  TUR Burak Yılmaz 18 MF  POR Renato Sanches 19 FW  FRA Isaac Lihadji 21 MF  FRA Benjamin André (vice-captain) 22 FW  USA Timothy Weah 24 MF  FRA Boubakary Soumaré 26 DF  FRA Jérémy Pied 28 DF  MOZ Reinildo Mandava 29 DF  CRO Domagoj Bradarić 30 GK  FRA Lucas Chevalier

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Léo Jardim (on loan at Boavista) — GK  SVK Adam Jakubech (on loan at Kortrijk) — GK  BFA Hervé Koffi (on loan at Mouscron) — DF  MAR Saad Agouzoul (on loan at Mouscron) — DF  CIV Kouadio-Yves Dabila (on loan at Mouscron) — DF  FRA Eric Bocat (on loan at Mouscron) — DF  FRA Scotty Sadzoute (on loan at Pau FC) — DF  FRA Adama Soumaoro (on loan at Bologna) — DF  SEN Cheikh Niasse (on loan at Panathinaikos) — MF  ANG Capita (on loan at Mouscron)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Angel Gomes (on loan at Boavista) — MF  MLI Rominigue Kouamé (on loan at Troyes) — MF  BRA Thiago Maia (on loan at Flamengo) — MF  FRA Darly N'Landu (on loan at Mouscron) — MF  CMR Jean Onana (on loan at Mouscron) — MF  ANG Show (on loan at Boavista) — FW  CAN Charles-Andreas Brym (on loan at Mouscron) — FW  ITA Luigi Liguori (on loan at Lecco) — FW  ITA Ciro Palmieri (on loan at Fermana) — FW  FRA Fadiga Ouattara (on loan at Valencia)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Ref.
19	FW	Isaac Lihadji (FRA)	Marseille B (FRA)		2 July 2020	[4]
–	MF	Capita (ANG)	Trofense (POR)		2 July 2020	[5]
5	DF	Sven Botman (NED)	Jong Ajax (NED)		31 July 2020	[6]
17	FW	Burak Yılmaz (TUR)	Beşiktaş (TUR)	Free	31 July 2020	[7]
15	MF	Eugenio Pizzuto (MEX)	Pachuca (MEX)		1 August 2020	[8]
–	MF	Angel Gomes (ENG)	Manchester United (ENG)		9 August 2020	[9]
9	FW	Jonathan David (CAN)	Gent (BEL)	€30M	11 August 2020	[10]
–	FW	Luigi Liguori (ITA)	Napoli (ITA)		1 September 2020	[11]
–	FW	Ciro Palmieri (ITA)	Napoli (ITA)		1 September 2020	[11]
1	GK	Orestis Karnezis (GRE)	Napoli (ITA)		4 September 2020	[12]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Ref.
20	MF	Nicolás Gaitán (ARG)	End of contract	N/A	1 July 2020	[13]
9	FW	Loïc Rémy (FRA)	End of contract	N/A	3 July 2020	[14]
–	DF	Júnior Alonso (PAR)	Atlético Mineiro (BRA)	€3M	3 July 2020	[15]
7	FW	Victor Osimhen (NGA)	Napoli (ITA)	€50M + €10M variables	31 July 2020	[16]
4	DF	Gabriel (BRA)	Arsenal (ENG)	€30M	1 September 2020	[17]

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Date from	Date until	Ref.
–	MF	Darly N'Landu (FRA)	Mouscron (BEL)	31 July 2020	End of season	[18]
–	GK	Hervé Koffi (BFA)	Mouscron (BEL)	1 August 2020	End of season	[19]
–	MF	Angel Gomes (ENG)	Boavista (POR)	4 August 2020	End of season	[20]
–	DF	Kouadio-Yves Dabila (CIV)	Mouscron (BEL)	17 August 2020	End of season	[21]
–	MF	Capita (ANG)	Mouscron (BEL)	11 September 2020	End of season	[22]
–	FW	Luigi Liguori (ITA)	Fermana (ITA)	19 September 2020	End of season	[11]
–	FW	Ciro Palmieri (ITA)	Fermana (ITA)	19 September 2020	End of season	[11]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Mouscron v Lille

18 July 2020 Friendly	Mouscron	1–2	Lille	Mouscron, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cedric 79'	Report	Xeka 3' (pen.) Simbakoli 76'	Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier

Club Brugge v Lille

25 July 2020 Friendly	Club Brugge	2–0	Lille	Bruges, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rits 11' Schrijvers 79'	Report		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Kortrijk v Lille

31 July 2020 Friendly	Kortrijk	Cancelled	Lille	Kortrijk, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

Lille v Anderlecht

1 August 2020 Friendly	Lille	2–0	Anderlecht	Camphin-en-Pévèle, France
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Luiz Araújo 50', 55'	Report		Stadium: Domaine de Luchin Attendance: 0

AZ v Lille

8 August 2020 Friendly	AZ	2–1	Lille	Alkmaar, Netherlands
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sugawara 73' Ouwejan 84'	Report	Pied 58'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jaafar Aaffouallah

Lille v Brest

16 August 2020 Friendly	Lille	1–2	Brest	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	David 35'	Report	Belkebla 17' Chardonnet  58' Battocchio 84'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	22 August 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	Winners	38	24	11	3	64	23	+41	063.16
Coupe de France	10 February 2021	17 March 2021	Round of 64	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	4	4	+0	066.67
UEFA Europa League	22 October 2020	25 February 2021	Group stage	Round of 32	8	3	2	3	16	12	+4	037.50
Total					49	29	13	7	84	39	+45	059.18

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

Main article: 2020–21 Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lille (C)	38	24	11	3	64	23	+41	83	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Paris Saint-Germain	38	26	4	8	86	28	+58	82
3	Monaco	38	24	6	8	76	42	+34	78	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Lyon	38	22	10	6	81	43	+38	76	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5	Marseille	38	16	12	10	54	47	+7	60

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.^[23]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	24	11	3	64	23	+41	83	10	7	2	28	11	+17	14	4	1	36	12	+24

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W
Position	8	5	4	5	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	1	4	7	8	11	14	17	18	19	19	22	23	26	29	32	33	36	36	39	42	45	48	51	54	55	58	59	62	63	63	66	69	70	73	76	79	80	83

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.^[24]

Lille v Rennes

22 August 2020 1	Lille	1–1	Rennes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bamba 40' Mandava  43'	Report	Boey  35' Da Silva 74' Tait  88'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 3,975 Referee: Clément Turpin

Reims v Lille

30 August 2020 2	Reims	0–1	Lille	Reims
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Faes  75' Hornby  80' Chavalerin  81' Rajković  90'	Report	Bamba 32' Çelik  34'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 3,614 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Lille v Metz

13 September 2020 3	Lille	1–0	Metz	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pied  31' Bradarić  57' André  80' Çelik  84' Luiz Araújo 88'	Report	Maïga  20' Bronn  36' Pajot  43' Centonze  75'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 4,162 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Marseille v Lille

20 September 2020 4	Marseille	1–1	Lille	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nagatomo  21' Thauvin  58' Álvaro  65' Germain 85'	Report	Luiz Araújo 47' André  50' Bradarić  58' Sanches  80'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 983 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Lille v Nantes

25 September 2020 5	Lille	2–0	Nantes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pallois 43' (o.g.) Yılmaz 87' (pen.)	Report	Appiah  85' Girotto  90+4'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Willy Delajod

Strasbourg v Lille

4 October 2020 6	Strasbourg	0–3	Lille	Strasbourg
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Djiku  42'	Report	Çelik 21' Sanches 53' Luiz Araújo  59' Yılmaz 68'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 4,988 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Lille v Lens

18 October 2020 7	Lille	4–0	Lens	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yılmaz 11' Bamba 47' Ikoné 69' Yazıcı 79'	Report	Cahuzac  18' Gradit  30'  57' Michelin  75'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier

Nice v Lille

25 October 2020 8	Nice	1–1	Lille	Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lees-Melou  10' Dolberg 50'	Report	Botman  43' Yılmaz 58',  78' Luiz Araújo  64' Çelik  75' Fonte  84' Maignan  89'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Frank Schneider

Lille v Lyon

1 November 2020 9	Lille	1–1	Lyon	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bamba 22' Fonte  28' Yılmaz  41' Soumaoro  89'	Report	Marcelo  3'  50' Toko Ekambi  33' Çelik 41' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Brest v Lille

8 November 2020 10	Brest	3–2	Lille	Brest
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pierre-Gabriel 15' Perraud 19' Cardona 42' Chardonnet  52' Mounié  56' Larsonneur  87' Faussurier  90'	Report	Yılmaz 45+3' (pen.), 57',  45+3' Mandava  63' Fonte  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 0 Referee: Florent Batta

Lille v Lorient

22 November 2020 11	Lille	4–0	Lorient	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Yazıcı 29', 51' Xeka  37' Luiz Araújo 57' David 90'	Report	Wissa  32' Mendes  45+2' Lemoine  79'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod

Saint-Étienne v Lille

29 November 2020 12	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Lille	Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Neyou  16' Khazri 33' (pen.) Camara  38' Debuchy  52' Kolodziejczak  67'	Report	Bradarić  28' Ikoné 65'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Lille v Monaco

6 December 2020 13	Lille	2–1	Monaco	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	David 53' Djaló  64' Yazıcı 65' Soumaré  90+2' Weah  90+2'	Report	Pellegri 90'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lille v Bordeaux

13 December 2020 14	Lille	2–1	Bordeaux	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bamba 17' Fonte 45'	Report	De Préville  24' Bašić 29' Baysse  88'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Dijon v Lille

16 December 2020 15	Dijon	0–2	Lille	Dijon
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Yazıcı 19' Weah 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 0 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Lille v Paris Saint-Germain

20 December 2020 16	Lille	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Kehrer  6' Kimpembe  19'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier

Montpellier v Lille

23 December 2020 17	Montpellier	2–3	Lille	Montpellier
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sambia  50' Laborde 57' Ristić  66' Delort 70' Ferri  87'	Report	André  17' Weah 23' Ikoné 68' (pen.) Xeka  77' Yılmaz 86'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lille v Angers

6 January 2021 18	Lille	1–2	Angers	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Yılmaz 42',  83' Fonte  66' André  68'	Report	Thomas 5', 10' Bamba  90'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Léonard

Nîmes v Lille

9 January 2021 19	Nîmes	0–1	Lille	Nîmes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bradarić  19' Yılmaz 29' Soumaré  34' Xeka  90+1'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lille v Reims

17 January 2021 20	Lille	2–1	Reims	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bamba 48' Djaló  85' David 90+1' Luiz Araújo  90+4'	Report	Cassamá  31' Zeneli 36'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot

Rennes v Lille

24 January 2021 21	Rennes	0–1	Lille	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nzonzi  22' Grenier  40'	Report	David 16' Çelik  34' André  90+1'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier

Lille v Dijon

31 January 2021 22	Lille	1–0	Dijon	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Botman  13' Yazıcı 29' Xeka  82'	Report	Muzinga  75' Chafik  90+3'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Bordeaux v Lille

3 February 2021 23	Bordeaux	0–3	Lille	Bordeaux
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ben Arfa  63'	Report	Xeka  45+1' Yazıcı 54' Weah 66' Sanches  69' David 89'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikael Lesage

Nantes v Lille

7 February 2021 24	Nantes	0–2	Lille	Nantes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Coco  29' Corchia  31' Louza  32'	Report	David 9', 83'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Lille v Brest

14 February 2021 25	Lille	0–0	Brest	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Çelik  44' Bamba  75'	Report	Belkebla  7'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Lorient v Lille

21 February 2021 26	Lorient	1–4	Lille	Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hergault 23' Lemoine  61' Monconduit  70'	Report	Gravillon 21' (o.g.) Fonte 38' Ikoné 59' Bradarić 90+1'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 0 Referee: Johan Hamel

Lille v Strasbourg

28 February 2021 27	Lille	1–1	Strasbourg	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Fonte 86'	Report	Ajorque 36' Guilbert  44' Aholou  90'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Lille v Marseille

3 March 2021 28	Lille	2–0	Marseille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	David 90', 90+1'	Report	Gueye  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin

Monaco v Lille

14 March 2021 29	Monaco	0–0	Lille	Monaco
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Tchouaméni  16' Disasi  51' Sidibé  82'	Report	Sanches  35' André  83' Luiz Araújo  84'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Lille v Nîmes

21 March 2021 30	Lille	1–2	Nîmes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Xeka 20' Bamba  53' Soumaré  80'	Report	Koné 12' Ripart 45'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Schneider

Paris Saint-Germain v Lille

3 April 2021 31	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Lille	Paris
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Paredes  17' Gueye  19' Neymar  48'  90' Diallo  57' Mbappé  85'	Report	Fonte  4' David 20' Djaló  36'  90+1' André  87'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Metz v Lille

9 April 2021 32	Metz	0–2	Lille	Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Leya Iseka 17' Kouyaté  65' Sarr  76'	Report	Fonte  16' Yılmaz  45+2', 60' Çelik 89'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lille v Montpellier

16 April 2021 33	Lille	1–1	Montpellier	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	André  30' Çelik  43' Mandava  81' Luiz Araújo 85'	Report	Mollet  14' Delort 21'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot

Lyon v Lille

25 April 2021 34	Lyon	2–3	Lille	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Slimani 20' Fonte 35' (o.g.)	Report	André  43' Yılmaz 45+1', 85',  86' David 60' Yazıcı  90+1'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier

Lille v Nice

1 May 2021 35	Lille	2–0	Nice	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yılmaz 13' Çelik  21', 56' Xeka  87'	Report	Claude-Maurice  27' Lotomba  34'  48'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Lens v Lille

7 May 2021 36	Lens	0–3	Lille	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Michelin  29'  35' Fortès  67'	Report	Yılmaz 4' (pen.), 40' Luiz Araújo  39' David 60' Fonte  65'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin

Lille v Saint-Étienne

16 May 2021 37	Lille	0–0	Saint-Étienne	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	André  26'	Report	Neyou  21' Khazri  47'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

Angers v Lille

23 May 2021 38	Angers	1–2	Lille	Angers
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fulgini 90+1'	Report	David 10' Yılmaz 45+1' (pen.) Sanches  75' Çelik  78'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Coupe de France

Main article: 2020–21 Coupe de France

Dijon v Lille

10 February 2021 Round of 64	Dijon	0–1	Lille	Dijon
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chalá  64'	Report	Camara 15'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod

Gazélec Ajaccio v Lille

7 March 2021 Round of 32	Gazélec Ajaccio	1–3	Lille	Ajaccio
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Morgan  49' Pollet 87' Pineau  90+2'	Report	Durimel 9' (o.g.) Weah  53' Djaló  54' Xeka 71' Lopy 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot

Paris Saint-Germain v Lille

17 March 2021 Round of 16	Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Lille	Paris
17:45 CET (UTC+1)	Rafinha  3' Icardi 9' Mbappé 41' (pen.), 90+3',  77' Gueye  64'	Report	Bradarić  18' Djaló  40' Xeka  44' Yazıcı 78' Ikoné  80'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group H

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.^[25]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MIL	LOSC	SPP	CEL
1	Milan	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	0–3	3–0	4–2
2	Lille	6	3	2	1	14	8	+6	11			1–1	—	2–1	2–2
3	Sparta Prague	6	2	0	4	10	12	−2	6			0–1	1–4	—	4–1
4	Celtic	6	1	1	4	10	19	−9	4			1–3	3–2	1–4	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Sparta Prague v Lille

22 October 2020 1	Sparta Prague	1–4	Lille	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Krejčí  23' Dočkal 47' Heča  53' Sáček  55' Dočkal  64'	Report	Botman  31' Yazıcı 45+1', 60', 75' Bradarić  45+3' Sanches  53' Ikoné 66' Bamba  74'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Lille v Celtic

29 October 2020 2	Lille	2–2	Celtic	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	André  41' Çelik 67' Ikoné 75'	Report	Ntcham  22' Elyounoussi 28', 33',  84' Bain  52' Ajeti  64' Laxalt  73'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

Milan v Lille

5 November 2020 3	Milan	0–3	Lille	Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Romagnoli  84'	Report	Yazıcı 22' (pen.), 55', 58' Xeka  36' Çelik  75'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Lille v Milan

26 November 2020 4	Lille	1–1	Milan	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Pied  12' Xeka  28' Bamba 65' Soumaré  67'	Report	Bennacer  45+1' Castillejo 46' Brahim  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Lille v Sparta Prague

3 December 2020 5	Lille	2–1	Sparta Prague	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Bradarić  50' André  57' Yılmaz 80', 84' Botman  89'	Report	Dočkal  51' Krejčí II  55' Čelůstka  62'  65' Krejčí 71',  86'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

Celtic v Lille

10 December 2020 6	Celtic	3–2	Lille	Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jullien 22' McGregor 28' (pen.) Klimala  58' Duffy  70' Turnbull 75' Soro  90+2'	Report	Ikoné  2', 24' Xeka  58' Weah 71' David  84'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.^[26]

Lille v Ajax

18 February 2021 First leg	Lille	1–2	Ajax	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Çelik  17' Yazıcı  40' Weah 72' Maignan  88' Sanches  90+1'	Report	Álvarez  12' Blind  66' Rensch  77' Tadić 87' (pen.) Brobbey 89',  90+5'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Ajax v Lille

25 February 2021 Second leg	Ajax	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	Lille	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Klaassen 15' Timber  63' Neres  85', 88'	Report	Maignan  15' Djaló  59' Sanches  66' Yazıcı 78' (pen.) Fonte  78'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	GRE	Orestis Karnezis	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
16	GK	FRA	Mike Maignan	48	0	38	0	2	0	8	0
30	GK	FRA	Lucas Chevalier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	TUR	Zeki Çelik	35	4	28+1	3	1+1	0	4	1
3	DF	POR	Tiago Djaló	24	0	8+9	0	3	0	3+1	0
5	DF	NED	Sven Botman	47	0	37	0	1+1	0	7+1	0
6	DF	POR	José Fonte	43	3	36	3	0+1	0	6	0
26	DF	FRA	Jérémy Pied	12	0	4+2	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
28	DF	MOZ	Reinildo Mandava	35	0	24+5	0	0	0	2+4	0
29	DF	CRO	Domagoj Bradarić	36	1	14+12	1	3	0	6+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	POR	Xeka	42	2	11+22	1	3	1	6	0
10	MF	FRA	Jonathan Ikoné	48	7	26+11	4	0+3	0	5+3	3
12	MF	TUR	Yusuf Yazıcı	42	14	10+22	7	2	0	8	7
15	MF	MEX	Eugenio Pizzuto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	POR	Renato Sanches	29	1	14+9	1	1+1	0	3+1	0
21	MF	FRA	Benjamin André	43	0	35	0	1+2	0	3+2	0
24	MF	FRA	Boubakary Soumaré	43	0	21+11	0	3	0	4+4	0
	MF	GUI	Aguibou Camara	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	FRA	Jonathan Bamba	48	7	34+4	6	0+2	0	7+1	1
9	FW	CAN	Jonathan David	48	13	29+8	13	0+3	0	7+1	0
11	FW	BRA	Luiz Araújo	37	4	17+11	4	3	0	2+4	0
17	FW	TUR	Burak Yılmaz	33	18	23+5	16	1	0	0+4	2
19	FW	FRA	Isaac Lihadji	21	0	1+14	0	2	0	0+4	0
22	FW	USA	Timothy Weah	37	5	7+21	3	3	0	3+3	2
23	FW	FRA	Fadiga Ouattara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
25	DF	FRA	Adama Soumaoro	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	1+1	0
27	MF	SEN	Cheikh Niasse	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Ligue 1	Coupe de France	Europa League	Total
1	17	FW	Burak Yılmaz	16	0	2	18
2	12	MF	Yusuf Yazıcı	7	0	7	14
3	9	FW	Jonathan David	13	0	0	13
4	7	FW	Jonathan Bamba	6	0	1	7
	10	MF	Jonathan Ikoné	4	0	3	7
6	22	FW	Timothy Weah	3	0	2	5
7	2	DF	Zeki Çelik	3	0	1	4
	11	FW	Luiz Araújo	4	0	0	4
9	6	DF	José Fonte	3	0	0	3
10	8	MF	Xeka	1	1	0	2
11	18	MF	Renato Sanches	1	0	0	1
	29	DF	Domagoj Bradarić	1	0	0	1
	–	MF	Aguibou Camara	0	1	0	1
Own goals				2	2	0	4
Totals				64	4	16	84

Source: FBRef

Notes

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.