For its second reception of the week, this Sunday afternoon (3 p.m., Stade Geoffroy-Guichard) against FC Metz, AS Saint-Etienne will be deprived of the services of its right-back defender and captain, Mathieu Debuchy. Released following a shock with his teammate Charles Abi in the 27th minute of the match against FC Nantes (1-1) on Wednesday evening, the number 26 of the Greens (35 years old, 14 matches played in Ligue 1 this season) suffers lung problem and the duration of its unavailability is uncertain.
A hard blow for Claude Puel: “I regret the absence of Mathieu Debuchy, who is still feeling the shock suffered during the match against FC Nantes. Our captain is important in the game and for his leadership“, indicated the Forézien coach who, for this meeting of the 24th day of the championship, should be able to count on almost all of his workforce:”Seeing almost the entire squad is positive even though players have different degrees of form“, he concluded.