Olympique Lyonnais currently sit atop the standings in the UEFA Europa League and they will want to remain there when they host Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday night.
However, manager Paulo Fonseca must contend with a whole raft of absentees. Lyon are without several key players across the pitch. Malick Fofana is a long-term absentee and he is still not close to a return. On the opposite wing, Ernest Nuamah has yet to make his return.
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OL are also without Ruben Kluivert, Orel Mangala, and Tanner Tessmann, which somewhat limits midfield options. Meanwhile, Hans Hateboer and Rachid Ghezzal are ineligible, having not been included in OL’s UEL squad list. Rémy Descamps is expected to get the nod over the usual No.1 Dominik Greif in goal.
Lyon likely line-up v Go Ahead Eagles
Rémy Descamps; Abner, Nicolas Tagliafico, Moussa Niakhaté, Clinton Mata, Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Corentin Tolisso, Tyler Morton, Khalis Merah; Afonso Moreira, Martin Satriano. (L’Éq)
GFFN | Luke Entwistle
