Moussa Niakhaté (OL) (Photo by Cyril Lestage / Cyril Lestage / DPPI via AFP)
Reduced against OM, Moussa Niakhaté had to withdraw. Good news, the Senegalese defender is available for OL – Olympiakos, Thursday evening (9 p.m.).
Victim of a muscular alert on the eve of OL – OM, Moussa Niakhaté had to declare forfeit for Sunday’s Olympico. He had been the only absentee due to a physical problem since Saïd Benrahma had paid the price for a choice by Pierre Sage. If the Lyon coach had not been very talkative about the Senegalese’s injury after the match, he must have been aware above all that the forfeit had been a precautionary measure.
A group of 28 on the eve of the match
Asked about a possible absence of Niakhate against Olympiakos, Sage answered negatively. “No, Moussa is available for this Thursday.” Unsurprisingly, he was present at the training session on the eve of the match this Wednesday afternoon. Good news for OL who had to do some DIY to face OM. Nicolas Tagliafico had helped out in the three-man defense alongside Clinton Mata and Duje Caleta-Car. As a reminder, Anthony Lopes and Paul Akouokou were not included in the Europa League list but trained with the whole group anyway. As if OL were playing a league match on Thursday evening.
