Lille is set to face off against Valencia in another exciting UEFA Champions League matchup on Tuesday. The stakes for the crucial game will indeed be high, as Lille will look to halt its early going competition struggles. Both teams are aiming to rebound from the recent losses they each suffered. Valencia was beaten by last season's finalists Bayern Munich 2-1, and Lille fared nearly similar by going down 3-1 at home to Borisov.

Valencia does appear to be in better form than their upcoming opponents, who clearly made an extremely slow start in domestic play. Although the football club only put up eight points in their first six La Liga matches, their recent victory over Zaragozza should give Muaricio Pellegrino's side bit more confidence going into the game against Lille.

According to Bettor, the coach openly admired his players' character, despite their opening game defeat at the hands of Bayern.

"The players showed great character against a great team when they played Bayern in the first game. We had chances in that game when 1-0 down to level and I know we can improve on that performance."

Lille, who prevailed in Ligue 1 in 2011, has not played as expected thus far. Rudi Garcia's team will undoubtedly face a tough challenge against the regularly improving Valencia squad. However, Garcia still feels confident that his club can win despite its current woes.

"It's good that we are playing in the Champions League on Tuesday. We are missing out on points in Ligue 1 and we are going to show that despite our current problems, we are capable of getting a good result in Valencia."

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