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Beaten heavily by Strasbourg last weekend, the Lyonnais must absolutely relaunch this Saturday against Lille. In a Groupama Stadium that awaits a reaction, OL plays big against a direct competitor. Two small points separate the two teams before kick -off, and a victory would allow the men of Fonseca to double the LOSC in the classification, while approaching a European objective still accessible.
Paulo Fonseca has decided to deeply reshape his starting eleven. The Portuguese technician aligns a 4-3-3 resolutely turned towards the attack. In the midfield, the young American Tanner Tessmann is established alongside Corentin Tolisso. Nemanja Matic, hitherto unbeatable, begins on the bench. Rayan Cherki inherits the position of playmaker to animate the offensives.
Mikautadze again aligned by Paulo Fonseca.
In attack, the Georgian striker Georges Mikautadze is again preferred to Alexandre Lacazette, who remains on the bench despite the support displayed by Fonseca at a press conference. On the wings, Thiago Almada and Ernest Nuamah complete a promising offensive trio, but also in search of automation.
A 4-3-3 of Lyon revamped to create an electroshoc
Behind, it's almost classic. In the axis, Mata is associated with Niakhaté. On the sides, Tagliafico regains his place on the left after being spared, while Maitland-Niles is preferred to Kumbedi on the right flank. The Croatian Duje ćaleta-Car is not summoned, confirming his progressive distance from the project. In the goals, Lucas Perri remains holder.
This match against Lille could well be a turning point of the season. A victory would completely relaunch OL in the race for the Champions League. In the event of defeat, however, European hopes could fly away. A solid service is expected, especially since the perilous reception of Manchester in the Europa League is looming.
The ol starting eleven
Perri: Maitland-Niles, Tagliafico, Niakhaté, Mata; Tessmann, Tolisso, Cherki; Almada, Nuamah, Mikautadze.
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