Malick Fofana lors d'OL – Besiktas (Photo by Maxime Gruss / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP)
Released just before half-time, Malick Fofana suffered from hip pain. After the match, Pierre Sage suggested that the Belgian winger would most certainly be absent against Nantes and perhaps a little more.
With Lacazette, Benrahma, Mikautadze et Cherki on the field from the 40th minute, OL are far from having focused on gaining depth in Türkiye. This necessarily raises questions about the profile of Lyon's offensive players for this second part of the season, as we had already seen against Toulouse last Saturday. With players who like to have the ball at their feet, it is difficult to make a difference by running and it is not Thiago Almada who will bring this quality. There is indeed Ernest Nuamahbut the Ghanaian is above all looking for lost confidence. Who will be able to replace Malick? Breathe in this role of dynamiter for the matches to come? Not that the Belgian is going to pack his bags at the end of the transfer window, but the trip to Türkiye left some after-effects.
A cut that will do the Belgian good?
Following a duel with Osayi-SamuelFofana had to leave his partners five minutes before the break. He tried to come back after the doctors intervened, but the pain was too intense. Asked about OLPlay after the meeting, Pierre Sage was not alarming, but nevertheless conceded that the winger would be missing at least NantesSunday (5:15 p.m.). “I don't have a precise diagnosis, but in any case, he's in a lot of pain,” said the technician. “For him not to stay on the field, it's really because he was sore, because we were a few minutes before halftime I think it's an injury that will take him off the field a little bit. We'll take care of him quickly because we have important matches coming up and Malick is a player. significant number of staff.”
-After NantesOL will play their qualification for the knockout stages of the Europa League against Ludogorets before heading to Marseille, three days later.
