FC Lorient. Méïté in the middle alongside Talbi against Monaco – FC Lorient
Ligue 1 (18th day). FC Lorient – AS Monaco, this Wednesday (9 p.m.)
After his first tenure in the pennant team on Sunday in the French Cup at La ChâtaigneraieBamo Méïté will discover Ligue 1 during a gala match at Moustoir. The young central defender will be aligned in the right axis alongside Talbi. Innocent who returns to the squad after serving his suspension for showing three bookings in ten games, could activate the starting XI, as it was the case in Angers, to promote more impact and better protect this unprecedented defence. Offensively, Cathline should be extended to the left.
Monaco again with Ben Seghir at the forefront
As for AS Monaco, the sale of Badiashile, around 40 million euros to Chelsea this winter, forced Philippe Clément to have his team evaluated with two protected right-handed defenders (Disasi – Maripan).
In attack, the young Ben Seghir, double scorer at Auxerre, should be renewed, like all of the eleven who beat Stade Brestois (1-0), alongside the Swiss international Embolo.
The probable teams
FC LORIEN : Mannone – Kalulu, Méïté, Talbi, Le Goff – Abergel (cap), Innocent – Ouattara, Le Fée, Cathline – Moffi.
Coach: Régis Le Bris.
Replacements: Bartouche-Selbonne – Yongwa, Ponceau, Ponceau, Diarra, Aouchiche, Boisgard, Doucouré, Koné.
ABSENTS: Mvogo (recovery after quadriceps tendon surgery), Laporte (thigh muscle injury), Le Bris (ankle), Grbic and Silva (choice).
AS MONACO : Nübel – Vanderson, Disasi (cap), Maripan, C. Henrique – Diatta, Fofana, Camara, Golovin – Ben Seghir, Embolo.
Replacements: Didillon, Lienard – Jakobs, Sarr, Aguilar, Matazo, Akliouche, Lemarechal, Magassa, Martins, Boadu, Minamino, Ben Yedder.
Trainer: Philippe Clement.
ABSENTS: Volland (coast), J. Lucas (choice).