Illness rules out Nabil Bentaleb for Lille against Bodo

Lille have suffered a blow ahead of their upcoming match against Bodo/Glimt, with midfielder Nabil Bentaleb ruled out due to illness, depriving the team of one of their key players in midfield.

According to the French newspaper "L'Équipe", Nabil Bentaleb is ill and unable to participate in the European clash scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, as part of the fourth round of the group stage in the UEFA Champions League. The available information did not reveal the nature of the player's illness or the expected duration of his absence.

Nabil Bentaleb's absence comes at a time when he was delivering good performances with the team, having started in Lille's victory over their neighbor RC Lens by a score of 1-0 last Friday in Ligue 1. He played alongside Benjamin André and Jonathan Ikoné in midfield before the team received this blow ahead of their trip to Norway.

The match is of great importance for Lille, who are experiencing a difficult start in the UEFA Champions League, having lost their first three matches against Real Betis (2-3), Arsenal (0-3), and Galatasaray (2-4), placing them in thirty-fifth position in the standings with zero points. Meanwhile, Bodo/Glimt sits in twenty-eighth place with 3 points. The French team aims to achieve a positive result to boost their hopes of qualification, despite Nabil Bentaleb's absence from this match.