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By Jamie Spencer Real Madrid slipped to an unexpected Champions League defeat at the hands of Lille on Wednesday night in what was a first ever meeting between the clubs. The reigning European champions had started well on matchday one against Stuttgart last month but struggled to find any sort of attacking rhythm or consistent threat in this one. Too many players dressed in white underwhelmed, with Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Endrick flying too much under the radar. Kylian Mbappe and Luka Modric couldn’t save it from the bench either. For their part, Lille played with confidence like…

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