In the middle of winter, OL return to summer fundamentals. To face Saint-Etienne this Sunday in a derby full of stakes, Rudi Garcia has decided to return to a team very close to the one that had distinguished themselves in the Final 8 of the Champions League. In the middle, Bruno Guimaraes and Maxence Caqueret are back in the eleven and will reform with Houssem Aouar the trio that had shone in Lisbon.
Up front, Moussa Dembélé was preferred to Tino Kadewere and will be at the top of the attack. Memphis Depay is expected to play on the left side.
In Saint-Etienne, it’s the big DIY. Romain Hamouma on the bench, it is the young Lucas Gourna who will celebrate his first start. Charles Abi holds, supported by Adil Aouchiche. Note an experimental defense: Camara-Moukoudi-Kolo-Trauco.