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Note the tenure in the ranks of Basel of Frenchman Léo Leroy, notably through Montpellier.
Basel, for its part, must deal with the absences of Tsunemoto and Van Breemen.
Lyon is without Descamps, Mangala and Nuamah (injured) for this match. Hateboer and Ghezzal are not qualified.
While the Swiss currently have 3 points (2-1 defeat in Friborg and 2-0 success against Stuttgart), this meeting will notably allow Xherdan Shaqiri to return to his former club.
Authors for the moment of a flawless record (1-0 in Utrecht and 2-0 against RB Salzburg), the Gones will try to continue their momentum on the European scene.
Hello everyone and welcome to our site to follow live this match counting for the 3rd day of the Europa League between OL and Basel. Kick-off at 6:45 p.m.