Alexandre Lacazette and Rayan Cherki, OL player (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP)
For the second European meeting of this season, OL face Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. Pierre Sage chose to line up Rayan Cherki and Malick Fofana alongside Alexandre Lacazette.
From our special correspondent in Glasgow.
Nearly 500 Lyon supporters will take possession of the visitors’ park this Thursday at Ibrox Stadium. They were much more numerous in 2007 and much fewer in 2021 after Covid-19. Nevertheless, there will be an atmosphere as the players like it with this scent of Europe against a historic formation. For the fifth meeting between the Rangers and theOLPierre Sage chose to bet on a 4-3-3 with logically many changes compared to Sunday and the trip to Toulouse. After having rotated widely, the Lyon coach returns with classics and a formation close to the typical team of the moment.
Tagliafico and Maitland-Niles on the sides
However, Rayan’s position Cherki will not be central as facingOlympiakos but on the right side of the attack. Alexander Lacazette will be at the forefront while Malick Breathing will be on the right. By staying with a four-man defense, Sage continues to trust his Mata – Caleta-Car doublet. Only the full-backs change with the entries of Maitland-Niles and Tagliafico in place of Kumbedi and Abner. In the middle, Nemanja Matic returns to his role as sentinel with Corentin Tolisso and Jordan Veretout as torchbearers.
The composition of OL: Perri – Maitland-Niles, Mata, Caleta-Car, Tagliafico – Tolisso, Matic, Veretout – Cherki, Lacazette, Fofana
