Lyon (10th), Rennes (4th), Lille (6th), Marseille (2nd), Lens (8th) and Nice (3rd) will follow one another on the Reims lawn by the end of May. Opponents of choice for Oscar Garcia’s men, but this Reims team, undefeated for 4 games, is ready to fight
The stakes of the match
For once, the pressure is more on the shoulders of Lyon than Reims. With 35 points in the standings, Stade de Reims has almost ensured its maintenance in Ligue 1, which does not prevent it from approaching this match with ambition. On the other hand, it is one of the last chances for Olympique Lyonnais to qualify for the Champions League, a clearly stated objective at the start of the season. Lyon are 1st with 41 points and already 9 points behind 3rd. With 10 games remaining, the Lyonnais no longer have the right to lose points en route against teams in the second part of the standings.
man of the match
The man of the match is an absentee: Arber Zeneli. The Kosovar midfielder had made a flamboyant comeback by being involved in Reims’ last 4 goals, whether in Monaco, against Strasbourg and Angers last week. He suffers from adductors and will not be back for a month. A new blow for the Reims who see their offensive sector a little more impoverished with the absence of Hugo Ekitiké already.
The match stats
Olympique Lyonnais have done quite well at Stade de Reims in recent seasons. Les Rémois have lost only one of their last 7 matches against Lyon. With 3 wins and 3 draws for a single defeat. The Rémois drew 1 goal everywhere at Delaune last season by being joined in added time. This season, they won in Lyon 2 goals to 1 there too by snatching victory in added time thanks to a goal from Hugo Ekitiké.
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The group
- Guardians: Yehvann DIOUF, Nicolas PENNETEAU, Predrag RAJKOVIC
- Defenders: Maxime BUSI, Yunis ABDELHAMID, Wout FAES, Ghislain KONAN, Bradley LOCKO, Thomas FOKET
- Environments : Alexis FLIPS, Kamory DOUMBIA, Dion LOPY, Azor MATUSIWA, Marshall MUNETSI, Valon BERISHA, Moreto CASSAMA
- Forwards: Fraser HORNBY, Ilan KEBBAL, Nathanaël MBUKU, Mitchell VAN BERGEN, Moussa DOUMBIA
- Absent: Andreaw GRAVILLON (foot), Jens CAJUSTE (ankle), Hugo EKITIKE (ischios), El Bilal TOURE (ischio), Arber ZENELI (adductors), Anastasios DONIS (suspended), Sambou SISSOKO (choice)