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FC Metz weakened for travel to Lyon key absences

For the trip of FC Metz to Lyon, as part of the second day of Ligue 1, the team could be deprived of two key players: Sheikh Sabaly and Jessy Deminguet. Initially included in the group, Sabaly was absent for extra-sports reasons, unlike Deminguet who suffered a heel injury contracted during the match against Strasbourg. Sabaly’s absence is particularly notable, as the 26-year-old Senegalese player would like to leave the club to join Middlesbrough, an English second division club with which he would already have an agreement. However, the English club reportedly increased the amount of the transaction by EUR 5 million, which cooled Middlesbrough’s interest.

The absence of Cheiikh Sabaly is a hard blow for FC Metz, given its essential role in the club’s recovery last season. He was a major actor with 15 goals in 37 matches. This situation forces coach Stéphane Le Mignan to deal with a team that is potentially weakened for the game in Lyon. Metz’s team will travel to Lyon with a composition that could include Fischer in cage, and a defence composed of Sané, Gbamin, Mbula, Kouao, Traoré, Stambouli, Tsitaichvili, Hein, Madjo and Gueye.

The match between Olympique Lyonnais and FC Metz, which will take place at the Groupama Stadium at 9:05 pm, is an important event of the second day of Ligue 1. The probable compositions of both teams were revealed, with an attempt to maintain a balance between defense and attack. OL could align Descamps, Maitland-Niles, Mata, Niakhaté, Abner, Tessmann, Morton, Sulc, Tolisso, M. Fofana and Mikautadze. FC Metz could count on Fischer, Sané, Gbamin, Mbula, Kouao, Traoré, Stambouli, Tsitaichvili, Hein, Madjo and Gueye to face the Lyons.