Probably nothing serious for Olivier Giroud… After his entry into play in the Europa League against Paok Salonika (3-4), during a spectacular second period, the top scorer in the history of the Blues withdrew from the visit of FC Metz on Sunday. It ended with a 6-1 victory! On the eve of the match, Bruno Genesio did not want to give a precise reason for the absence of his 39-year-old striker, citing a precautionary measure.
Except that the Mastiffs coach himself caused trouble around Giroud. For the shock in Nice, this Wednesday evening on behalf of the 10th day of Ligue 1, Genesio explained that his veteran was uncertain, while not wanting to reveal the nature of the physical problem by returning to the “medical confidentiality”
! However, any excuse would have satisfied the journalists present at the press conference…
Despite this unknown, Giroud (two goals in seven Ligue 1 matches, one goal in the Europa League) is part of the Lille group for the trip to the Côte d'Azur and is left on the bench against the Aiglons, in favor of Hamza Igamame who has been impressive for several matches. Félix Correia, Hakon Haraldsson and Matias Fernandez-Pardo are renewed to form the Losc offensive quartet.
The Losc eleven: Bodart – Meunier, Nagoya, Mandi, Perraud – Bouaddi, André – Fernandez-Pardo, Haraldsson, Correia – Igamane.
The OGC Nice eleven: Diouf – Mendy, Bah, Oppong – Gouveia, Vanhoutte, Abdul Samed – Diop, Kevin Carlos, Boga.
