Wednesday, Lyon faces Toulouse in the framework of the 1 / 8th finals of the League Cup. Both teams will want to win to advance to the quarterfinals.
Things are very bad in Lyon. If the Gones managed a small feat by qualifying for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League following their almost miraculous draw against Leipzig (2-2), they have a lot more trouble in the league where they do are only 8th in L1 with 6 points behind the podium. Defeated by Lille (0-1) at home, the Lyonnais then went on to win the poorly ranked Nîmes (0-4) before being surprised by Rennes on Sunday evening (0-1). A match in which they lost 2 of their best players for the rest of the season, Depay and Reine-Adélaïde, both victims of a cruciate ligament rupture of a knee.
For its part, Toulouse is much worse. The Violets chain defeats to the point of equalizing the sad record of consecutive backhand in the championship with a total of 7. Lately, the men of Antoine Kombouaré lost against Nantes (2-1), Monaco (1-2), Strasbourg (4-2) and Reims last Saturday (0-1). In the previous round, they still managed to dismiss Niort (1-2) to reach these 1 / 8th finals.
Lyon therefore lost, for the rest of the season, two of its best designers, Reine-Adélaïde and Depay, Sunday evening. In addition, four sides, Rafael, Dubois, Marçal and Koné, are unavailable. This should prompt Rudi Garcia to line up Cornet on one side of the defense. We could also see the young nuggets Cherki and Caqueret begin.
Toulouse are still on the move without the Japanese defender Shoji, replacing Diakité, midfielder Goncalves and above all their best player Gradel. In addition, the incumbents Vainqueur, Sylla and Sanogo have also joined the infirmary. Only returns, that of Leya Iseka who could be lined up from the front and the titular central defender Isimat Marin who was suspended this weekend in Ligue 1. The two goalkeepers usually titular, Lopes and Reynet, should give way to their replacement respective tonight.
Probable compositions for Lyon vs Toulouse:
Lyon: Tatarusanu – Tete, Andersen, Denayer, Cornet (or Bard) – Caqueret, Lucas – Traoré, Aouar, Cherki – Dembélé (or Terrier).
Toulouse: Goicoechea – Moreira, Amian, Isimat-Mirin, Diarra – Dossevi, Koné, Sangaré, Ngoumou – Koulouris, Leya Iseka.
Despite the bad context and its many injured, Lyon could win against a Toulouse team in distress.
Betting Tips: Dembélé to score
Odds: 1.62
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