Olympique Lyonnais welcomes Racing Club de Strasbourg in the quarter-final of the Coupe de France, this Tuesday (8:45 p.m.). Here is the expected line-up for the Rhone club.
After having raised the bar in Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais does not intend to neglect the Coupe de France. The oldest competition remains the shortest and most accessible route to obtaining a European ticket at the end of the season. This quarter-final against Strasbourg is therefore a small turning point for the rest of this campaign.
Proof of the importance of this meeting, the Groupama Stadium should be full. “It boosts us and it represents what people expect of us. There are more and more people behind the team. We are approaching this match with the idea of ensuring that the 57,000 people who will come to the stadium tomorrow are satisfied. We want to send a very positive message with a very offensive match, very forward-oriented, and to ensure that everyone is happy at the end of the match. »
OL lineup: strong choice from Pierre Sage
With which starting eleven will the Lyonnais present themselves? Tolisso is still absent, while the possibility of seeing Alexandre Lacazette starting on the bench cannot be ruled out. On the other hand, Pierre Sage should make a very strong choice by relaunching Rayan Cherki in the offensive line, as he did in previous rounds. Goalkeeper number 2 Perri is also expected in goal.
For the rest, OL should present themselves once again with a certain number of winter recruits at kick-off. Matic or Mangala are expected to start this quarter-final.
The expected composition of Lyon : Perri – Maitland-Niles, O’Brien, Caleta-Car, Tagliafico – Caqueret, Matic, Mangala – Nuamah, Lacazette (c), Cherki.
