Maxence Caqueret, Alexandre Lacazette and Mahamadou Diawara (the latter, n°34), in the first leg during Rennes – OL (Photo by Sebastien Salome-Gomis / AFP)
A week after qualifying for the round of 16 of the cup, OL returned to the Championship (day 19) with the welcome of Rennes at 9 pm. After playing with four defenders in Le Havre, Pierre Sage returns to his 3-5-2 system. Gift Orbán takes his place on the bench.
To maintain the objective, the Lyon coach went back to the basics that contributed to three consecutive successes in Ligue 1 in December. Rock Vice So decided to go back to a 3-man defense, with two pistons on the flanks. Jack O’Brien As expected regains its initial position. He supports Dejan Lovren And Clinton the motherWhile the Englishman Ainslie Maitland-Niles and Belgian rookie Malik of Fofana will occupy the sides.
Cherky with Lacazette instead of Orbán
In between, waiting for Nemanja Matic, Rishi chose to initiate Mahamadou Diawara (18 years old). The latter will be joined by Ron in midfield alongside regulars such as Corentin Tolisso and Maxence Caqueret.
When we can imagine the first tenure of the gift Orban On offense, it’s Ryan Cherki who would support Alexander Lacazette. OL’s top scorer in L1 (8 goals) hopes to lead his team to victory, such as against Nantes on December 20 (1-0 success).
LFormation of OL against Rens: Lopes – Mata, Lovren, O’Brien – Maitland-Niles, Tolisso, Caquet, Diawra, Fofana – Cherky, Lacazette.
