After impressing in midweek against Glasgow Rangers, Rayan Cherki is expected to retain his place in the line-up when Olympique Lyonnais face FC Nantes.
For Sunday’s encounter, Clinton Mata and Nemanja Matić are both out. That means that it is highly likely that Jordan Veretout, Maxence Caqueret and Corentin Tolissio will all start for Lyon. As he did in the UEFA Europa League in midweek, Pierre Sage is expected to opt to start just one striker, and that will be Alexandre Lacazette. Georges Mikautadze and Gift Orban will likely both begin the encounter on the bench.
Cherki is expected to start on the right with Malick Fofana, imperious against Rangers, to start on the left. Ernest Nuamah, the subject of criticism from his own manager pre-match, will likely have to settle for a place on the Lyon bench.
Lyon likely lineup v Nantes
Lucas Perri; Nicolás Tagliafico, Moussa Niakhaté, Duje Caleta-Car, Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Corentin Tolisso, Maxence Caqueret, Jordan Veretout; Malick Fofana, Alexandre Lacazette, Rayan Cherki. (L’Éq)
