Lyon hosts Strasbourg on Tuesday evening, in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. For this meeting, Pierre Sage chose to leave Alexandre Lacazette on the bench.
As is often the case in recent times, Olympique Lyonnais was able to count on Alexandre Lacazette to escape from the trap set by an opponent. Traveling Friday evening near Metz, the Gone were led quickly, before their star striker came out of his box to equalize and put his team on the path to a stunning victory (1-2, 23rd day of Ligue 1). Four days after this match, Lacazette will not start against Strasbourg, in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France.
Tuesday evening (8:45 p.m.), OL will play a new crucial match for their season. Capital especially for the race for Europe since in the championship, and despite their best current results, Pierre Sage’s men remain eight points from sixth place. They will therefore have to do what is necessary at home to beat Strasbourg. At kick-off, Alexandre Lacazette will be a substitute, just to catch his breath a little. The second best scorer in Ligue 1 this season (12) could obviously come on during the game, if the need arose.
Tolisso package
A priori, it is Gift Orban who should start the match instead of the former Arsenal player. Present at a press conference on Monday, Pierre Sage mentioned other players, and in particular Corentin Tolisso who will not be in the group since he is still injured. Not sure that Rayan Cherki is the starter either: “ He performed well in the previous round, since then he has played a little less. (…) He’s a young player, things are happening for him at the moment. I’m waiting for him to digest this. »
The Lyonnais will be able to count on their audience in any case since the Groupama Stadium is sold out for this quarter of the Coupe de France. Something to rejoice the Rhone tactician. “ It boosts us and it represents what people expect of us. There are more and more people behind the team. »
