Winner of Salzburg on Tuesday in the Champions League, LOSC took first place in its group and will undoubtedly experience a European spring. Over-motivated and ambitious on the European scene, Jocelyn Gourvennec’s men seem less concerned about the domestic championship. The French champion is 12th in Ligue 1 before the 15th day, and will have to recover against FC Nantes who have not won away since September 19.
The declared: “The requirement and the concentration are fundamental”
Jocelyn Gourvennec is looking for solutions to the lack of consistency and regularity of his players in league 1. LOSC is indeed fishing at this level in the league, and was caught after leading in its last 4 games in Ligue 1. Point positive: Tuesday, the LOSC suffered at the end of the match, but did not crack. A good omen for facing Nantes?
The player to watch: José Fonte
The Lille captain was elected man of the match on Tuesday in the Champions League, a performance to be highlighted when statistics and goals tend to designate players with an offensive vocation. Three weeks away from blowing out his 38 candles, the Portuguese International is sharing his experience with his compatriot and international hopefuls Tiago Djalo. He could also see Sven Botman return to his side in the next match, which is back in team training. Djalo could switch to the right side, Celik being suspended for the trip to Rennes.
The stat ‘: Jonathan David, Mr. 50%!
The most expensive rookie in LOSC history has been in great shape since the start of the season, and has scored half his team’s goals. Of the 23 Lille goals since the start of the season, 12 have been registered by the Canadian striker. Top scorer in the championship with 10 goals (Laborde and Gouiri follow him at 8), David has clearly become the attacking leader of the French champion, and justifies the price of his transfer over the goals he scores.
The France Bleu Nord compo
Grbic – Celik, Fonte (c), Djalo, Reinildo – Ikoné, André, Sanches, Bamba – David, Yilmaz