Nemanja Matić against Olympiakos (Photo by Cyril Lestage / Cyril Lestage / DPPI via AFP)
Thursday (9 p.m.), OL face Hoffenheim for the fourth day of the Europa League. For this meeting, Pierre Sage did without the services of Nemanja Matic while Gift Orban returned to the group.
All eyes are on the derby on Sunday, but that of Pierre Sage is first directed to Hoffenheim. While waiting for the regional clash, OL have a Europa League match to play on Thursday evening (9 p.m.) in Germany and should not be missed. Also good for preparing for the coming ofAS Saint-Etienne only to ensure its place in the play-offs for the European competition. For this meeting against the 16th in the Bundesliga, Sage summoned a group of 23 players as he does for every trip to the Old Continent. However, Nemanja Matic did not make the trip to the other side of the Rhine with his teammates. This is the only notable absence from the Lyon group which cannot yet count on Ernest Nuamahdespite his return to collective training since the start of the week. Both players should be able to apply for the derby against the Greens.
First European call-up for Molebe
In terms of returns, the group expanded to 23 elements allows Saël On the bed a poison Orban to reintegrate the workforce. The two players had been left on the sidelines for the trip to Lille and this absence even extended to the reception of Auxerre for the Nigerian striker. Also note the presence of Enzo Melebe in this group. This is the first time that the young 17-year-old striker has been called up for a Europa League match with OL.
The OL group: Bengui, Descamps, Perri – Abner, Caleta-Car, Kumbedi, Mata, Niakhaté, Omari, Tagliafico – Caqueret, Maitland-Niles, Tessmann, Tolisso, Veretout – Benrahma, Cherki, Fofana, Lacazette, Mikautadze, Molebe, Orban, Zaha
