Olympique Lyonnais travel to Fenerbahçe for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifier. For the encounter, Paulo Fonseca is without a couple of key players.
Khalis Merah is out, but more importantly, so is Pavel Sulc, who also missed the aggregate victory over Slavia Prague earlier this month. Nicolas Tagliafico is also not back up to speed following his participation in the FIFA World Cup with Argentina. As a result, it is Abner who is expected to play at left-back this evening.
Tanner Tessmann is expected to start this evening, with Mads Bidstrup on the bench for Lyon. Tyler Morton will once again start in midfield, whilst there will also be a start for new signing Lois Openda. Linked with a departure, Malick Fofana will nonetheless start on the left, L’Équipe understands, with Ernest Nuamah on the opposite wing.
Lyon likely line-up v Fenerbahçe
Dominik Greif; Abner, Moussa Niakhaté, Ruben Kluivert, Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Corentin Tolisso, Tyler Morton, Tanner Tessmann; Malick Fofana, Lois Openda, Ernest Nuamah. (L’Éq)