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Olympique Lyonnais hosts Olympiakos Piraeus in the Europa League this Thursday (9 p.m.). Here is the expected line-up for Les Gones.
A few days after a traumatic setback against its Marseille rival (2-3), theOlympique Lyonnais approaches its season in the Europa League as a possible salutary path. “ We talk a lot about the previous match, we have to correct what didn’t work, but it’s tomorrow’s match that interests us now“, launched Pierre Sage before the match against Olympiakos this Thursday (9 p.m.).
A fan of a three-man defense in recent matches, will Sage return to a four-man defense? The question of the system is a first big surprise in this pre-match. “If we do it, it won’t be a test, but a return to something we’ve already done. There are two things I want to say. Our squad is built on the basis of playing with wingers, so we leave a lot of quality players on the bench, and the question arises. »
Sage will make strong choices
One thing is certain: in the choice of men, too, Pierre Sage should make quite significant changes. “ Sunday’s result inevitably had an impact, some players were more affected than others. We observe a lot of behaviors, the dynamics between them. This is all information that I have to take into account for tomorrow’s match. Every moment counts, and we must be vigilant to make the right decisions. »
It remains to be seen whether OL will show up with certain players for the restart. In this category, Rayan Cherki, scorer on Sunday and very upset after his team’s poor performance, will perhaps have a card to play this Thursday evening. One more…
The possible composition for Lyon : Perri – Mata, Caleta-Car, Niakhaté – Maitland-Niles, Caqueret, Matic, Tolisso, Abner – Cherki, Lacazette.
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