For this 20th day of Ligue 1, AC Ajaccio hosts Olympique Lyonnais at 5:00 p.m. at the François Coty stadium (match to be followed live on FM). With only 5 days spent outside the relegation zone, the Corsicans remain on 3 defeats in a row including a big setback suffered in Monaco (7-1 defeat). The weakest attack in Ligue 1 (16 goals scored tied with AJ Auxerre) must recover this Sunday afternoon to hope to remain in the elite. The margin with the first places out of the red zone is not so big, only 3 points separate them from the 16th place. Olivier Pantaloni’s players will have to reverse the trend in Ligue 1 but also against OL, they remain on 3 defeats in a row against the Lyonnais. The Ajacciens coach therefore decided to keep his 4-4-2 with Marchetti and Mangani in the double pivot in the middle, Bayala and Belaïli on the sides. Moussiti-Oko and El-Idrissy for the attacking pair.
It is in a difficult sporting and extra-sporting context that the men of Laurent Blanc travel to the island of beauty. With several departures like Romain Faivre (Lorient), Tête (Leicester) or Karl Toko Ekambi (Rennes) and 10th in the standings, Lyon is not at its best either in Ligue 1. They too have not won for 3 games even if they have been able to give themselves some air in the Coupe de France since the start of the year. Their last success dates back to the end of December and this recovery match won against Brest (4-2). With this workforce in reconstruction, Laurent Blanc can still count on his strong men and lines up a 4-4-2 diamond with Cherki in support of Lacazette and Barcola. Caqueret, Lepenant and Tolisso in the middle. Kumbedi and Tagliafico to animate the sides.
Team compositions:
AC Ajaccio : Sollacaro – Youssouf, Gonzalez, Avinel, Diallo – Bayala, Mangani, Marchetti (cap.), Belaïli – El-Idrissy, Moussiti-Oko.
OL : Lopes – Kumbedi, Diomandé, Lovren, Tagliafico – Tolisso, Lepenant, Caqueret – Cherki – Lacazette (cap.), Barcola.
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