Here are the compositions of the meeting between OM and AS Saint-Étienne, this Thursday evening, in a late match of the first day of Ligue 1.
Deprived of Jordan Amavi and Yuto Nagatomo, André Villas-Boas established Leonardo Balerdi as a left side. Leonardo Balerdi, a member on loan from Borussia Dortmund to Marseille, will make his OM debut as a full-back against AS Saint-Etienne on Thursday at the Vélodrome.
The same attacking trio as in Paris for OM
In front, the trio will be, as at the Parc des Princes, composed of Maxime Lopez, Florian Thauvin and Dimitri Payet.
Claude Puel went for a 4-2-3-1 for ASSE.
The composition of OM: Mandanda – Sakai, Caleta-Car, Alvaro, Balerdi – Rongier, Kamara, Sanson – Thauvin, Lopez, Payet.
The composition of AS Saint-Étienne: Moulin – Debuchy – Fofana – Kolodziejczak – Mason – Neyou – Camara – Aouchiche – Abi – Bouanga – Hamouma