In his debut match as Olympique Lyonnais manager, Paulo Fonseca will face the team’s major rival, Olympique de Marseille. This game is always significant on the French football calendar, and it’s made even more interesting by the fact that Marseille considered Fonseca for their coaching position before he joined Lyon.
Fonseca watched Lyon’s Europa League match against Ludogorets during the week. It’s expected that the new coach will make only a few adjustments to that starting eleven. American midfielder Tanner Tessman is likely to be replaced by Nemanja Matic, who has been the subject of transfer rumors this winter.
In attack, summer signing Georges Mikautadze might start on the bench, with Alexandre Lacazette returning to the center-forward role. Malick Fofana will be unavailable due to injury.
Likely Lyon Lineup vs Marseille
Lucas Perri; Nicolas Tagliafico, Moussa Niakhaté, Clinton Mata, Saël Kumbedi; Jordan Veretout, Nemanja Matic; Ernest Nuamha, Corentin Tolisso, Rayan Cherki; Alexandre Lacazette.