Pierre Sage had considered starting Thiago Almada for a few minutes at the end of the match against Toulouse, but ultimately changed his mind.
« For me, it was difficult to bring him into a match like this, with what was at stake for him perhaps to change the match, to make us win it. He had few references with the group, little preparation, it was not relevant to bring him in, especially since the three players in the middle were satisfactory over time. I didn’t want to make a change for the sake of making a change. The conditions and context were not in place to facilitate its integration,” he explained.
It will be operational for the final phase of the Europa League
Almada will not make his debut next Thursday in the Europa League on the Fenerbahçe pitch, since the regulations do not allow him to be qualified to participate in this phase of the League, since he was not in the announced squad at UEFA at the start of the season. This will therefore also be the case during the last match of the League phase against Ludogorets at Groupama Stadium.
On the other hand, if OL continue their route via the play-offs or directly into the round of 16, they will be well qualified for the rest of the competition.
