Ligue 1 2024-2025: Lyon-Toulouse, the likely lineups
Lyon-Tolosa, the probable formations
On Saturday at 9:05 p.m., in the match at Groupama Stadium valid for the 18th round of Ligue 1 2024-2025, the host Lyon faces Toulouse, a challenge that confronts, respectively, the seventh and the eighth strength of the French league, both coming from a defeat in the league (Lyon lost 2-1 in Brest, Toulouse succumbed at home, with the same score, to Strasbourg).
L'OL arrives, però also from the very heavy elimination in the French Cup, on penalties against Bourgoin Jallieu, a fourth league formation (the National 2). The team coached by Pierre Sage will have to do without one of its key men, Alexandre Lacazette, struggling with muscle problems: in attack, space is given to Georgian Mikautadze.
Toulouse, on the other hand, made it through the cup round, defeating Ligue 2 side Laval 2-1: coached by Carles Martinez, the Violets still have to do without long-term injured Nicolaisen, Schmidt and Sierro. likely the use of a very offensive 3-4-3, with Joshua King acting as the central pivot of the attack.
Probable lineups
Lyon (4-2-3-1): Perri; Clinton Mata, Caleta-Car, Niakhaté, Abner Vinicius; Matic, Tolisso; Nuamah, Cherki, Malick Fofana; Mikautadze. All. Pierre Sage.
Tolosa (3-4-3): Restes; McKenzie, Cresswell, Umit Akdag; Donnum, Casseres Jr, Canvot, Suazo; Aboukhlal, King, Gboho. All. Carles Martinez.
