The Ligue 1 side were beaten 1-0 by Porto in the aperture leg of their play-off last week, with Hector Herrera's 61st-minute strike the difference in France.
Lille struggled to assert any kind of ascendance on home soil against the Portuguese giants, who relished 59 per cent of possession.
But Lille were handed a much-needed confidence boost on Saturday as they accounted for Lorient 2-0.
The win - which elongated Lille's unbeaten streak in the league to three games - should hold the French club in good stead at the Estadio do Dragao on Tuesday, according to Girard.
"We ken what we have to do. We lost 1-0 at home, so let's be efficacious, "Girard told heralds.
"I have confidence in my group. It will be 150 per cent for a prosperous outcome. Our victory against Lorient brought more confidence and transmuted the look on us.
"We ken that we have an arduous task ahead. But we are competitors and will not relinquish anything."
Girard integrated: "We could have done more preponderant, but we had an immensely colossal calibre opponent.
"I still believe we can do something. We did not come to pass the time. There is a qualification for the group stage of the Champions League at stake. We have more to gain than lose."
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