For this match, Jocelyn Gourvennec, who will be released from his isolation after having tested positive for Covid 19, will be able to count for the first time in his group on Hatem Ben Arfa, officially from Lille since Wednesday. He will also find Benjamin André, suspended against Lorient. The people of Lille know that the ideal would be to impose themselves to pick up with the first teams in the classification, which are Nice, Marseille and Rennes (PSG being out of competition).
The declaration: Ben Arfa present in the group
In a press conference, on the eve of the match, Jocelyn Gourvennec was reassuring about the physical condition of his latest recruit: “Hatem Ben Arfa is a somewhat special player. Today over the duration of a match it will be complicated for him But he is in the group Since yesterday he has been training with his teammates, he is very dynamic, very comfortable.
- Ben Arfa will be 35 on March 7
- He will wear the colors of his 7th club in L1
- He played his last L1 match on May 2 against Rennes (1-0)
- He scored his last goal in L1 on December 6, 2020 against Brest (1-0)
- He played 234 L1 games, 84 in the Premier League and 5 La Liga games
The player to watch: Amadou Onana for the present and the future
The Belgian defensive midfielder has earned his starting stripes in his last few weeks, starting the last 3 meetings of LOSC in a central position. A status that forced Jocelyn Gourvennec to shift Renato Sanches to the right lane. This shows the importance that the captain of the Belgian hopeful selection has taken on in recent weeks. Author of a double during the derby on January 4, Onana has made enormous progress. More efficient in recovering the ball, he showed great qualities in the forward throwing game.
The stat: Lille untouchable since the end of October
LOSC have not lost for many weeks in Ligue 1. Lille have not experienced failure since October 29 and a defeat conceded in the last moments of the match against PSG on the lawn of the Parc des Princes. Undefeated for 9 games in Ligue 1, LOSC have won 4 of their last 6 league games. That’s as much as in his first 15 games played this season.
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