Three days after its victory (4-2) against Dunkirk, FC Lorient travels to Clermont for the 12th day of Ligue 2. If the Merlus are undefeated at home, they must return to victory away from home. The FCL is traveling with difficulty with only two victories in six matches and against Clermont, the context will be special since it will be Laurent Batlles' first match since his appointment on Wednesday November 30 as coach of CF63. In the ranking, Lorient is second (23 pts) while Clermont is 12th (12 points).
Talbi returns
For this meeting, Olivier Pantaloni decided to expand his group by calling up 19 players. Among them is Montassar Talbi who was rested against Dunkirk after an ankle injury. Already absent against Dunkirk, Eli Junior Kroupi and Gédéon Kalulu are out. The striker suffers from a muscle injury in his quadriceps while the defender felt pain in the back of his thigh before the Dunkirk reception. Théo Le Bris and Bassirou N'Diaye should find playing time with the reserve (N3). Montassar Talbi returns to the squad after missing the Dunkirk reception due to an ankle injury.
READ ALSO. FC Lorient. The precious effectiveness of Sambou Soumano
The group travels to Clermont
Mvogo, Leroy – James, Adjei, Yongwa, Laporte, Silva, Talbi, F. Mendy – Avom Ebong, Katseris, Makengo, Abergel, Ponceau, Pages, Mvuka – Bamba, Tosin, Soumano.
