Lille takes on AC Milan in the UEFA Europa League this Thursday. The French outfit looks to secure top spot for themselves as they welcome the Italians. Read for our expert tips on this highly-anticipated encounter.

Yusuf Yazici's hat-trick was the deciding factor the last time both sides met in the Europa League as Lille emerged winners via a 3-0 victory.

Lille look to secure top spot

Lille leads the way in Group H of the Europa League with seven points from a possible nine. They rose to the summit with an impressive 3-0 win at the San Siro as they smashed AC Milan's unbeaten run. Although their league form, hasn't been the best in recent weeks, they have managed to keep hold of PSG as they're just two points behind the league champions.

The away side keen on getting that revenge victory

Pioli's 24-match unbeaten run was halted the last time both sides clashed in the Europa League. This, coupled with the fact that they would want to re-take the summit of the group only points to the fact that we expect them to go hard for this game. However, they would be without Ibrahimovic who got injured after scoring a brace to secure all three points for his side against Napoli.

Lille vs PSG Team News

Asides Zlatan and Leao, Stefano Pioli travels to France with a fully fit squad. Sanches and Celik are the only injury casualties for the home side.

Lille possible starting XI:

Maignan; Pied, Botman, Soumaoro, Bradaric; Bamba, Soumare, Andre, Ikone; David, Yazici

AC Milan possible starting XI:

Donnarumma; Dalot, Kjaer, Romagnoli, Hernanzdez; Bennacer, Kessie; Saelemaekers, Diaz, Calhanoglu; Rebic

Lille head into this game unbeaten in seven games on home soil. They are also expected to be highly confident having knocked off their opponents' unbeaten record. AC Milan, on the other hand, would be without the services of their Swedish star striker who has netted 10 goals this campaign. Nonetheless, they're still expected to be tough to beat given their squad depth. As such, we don't see any clear winner with our correct score prediction being a 2-2 draw.