Saint-Etienne welcomes OL this Sunday, at the end of the 21st day of Ligue 1. A 122nd derby which can see Lyon pass in terms of statistics and recover in its race for the title, after its draw in Rennes (2- 2) and his surprise defeat against Metz (1-0). For the moment, PSG has taken a small step ahead (+9 points) at the top of the standings.
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Paqueta suspended, Aouar absent
Rudi Garcia is deprived of several executives. Starting with Lucas Paqueta, very prominent in the midfield since his arrival from AC Milan this summer. The player is suspended. On the creation side, we must add the absence of Houssem Aouar, who suffers from a muscle injury. Same problem for Maxwel Cornet, also forfeit.
As a result, the Lyonnais come with a trio of Mendes-Guimaraes-Caqueret midfielders, while De Sciglio continues in the left lane. In front, no surprise with Depay, Toko Ekambi and Kadewere, author of the double victory in the first leg.
Cases of Covid-19 at ASSE
For the Greens, it’s worse. The club has had to face, in recent days, an explosion of cases of Covid-19 (ten among the players in total, seven are absent). Mathieu Debuchy, Harold Moukoudi, Gabriel Silva, Stefan Bajic, Kevin Monnet-Paquet and Rayan Souici are all absent. Wahbi Khazri and Panos Retsos are also injured. Denis Bouanga, just back from the coronavirus, is on the bench at kickoff. Young people Baptiste Gabard, born in Lyon (20 years), Aïmen Moueffek (19 years) or Lucas Gourna-Douath (17 years) are titular. Charles Abi and Romain Hamouma are partners in attack.
The composition of Saint-Etienne:
Moulin – A.Sissoko, M.Camara, Kolodziejczak, Trauco – Moueffek, Gourna, Neyou, Gabard – Abi, Hamouma
Substitutes:
Fall, Sow, Tshibuabua, Youssouf, Boudebouz, Aouchiche, Bouanga, Krasso, Nordin
OL’s composition:
Lopes – Dubois, Marcelo, Denayer, De Sciglio – Mendes, Caqueret, Guimaraes – Kadewere, Depay, Toko Ekambi
Substitutes:
Pollersbeck, Bard, Benlamri, Diomandé, Gusto, Camilo, Cherki, Soumaré, Slimani