European champions Real Madrid aimed to build on their strong start to the UCL campaign with a win over Stuttgart as they faced Lille. They created an early chance through Jude Bellingham, whose hard drive was saved by Lucas Chevalier, while Lille fought back, with Jonathan David testing Andriy Lunin with a brilliant double save. The hosts continued to pressure, nearly scoring when Benjamin Andre's misdirected cross hit the crossbar. However, Madrid's luck turned just before halftime when Eduardo Camavinga was penalized for handling Edon Zhegrova's free-kick in the box, allowing David to convert the resulting penalty, sending Lunin the wrong way.