Lille predicted XI v Marseille: Matias Fernandez-Pardo and Hákon Haraldsson return as Olivier Giroud benched
Lille OSC ’s European adventure came to a disappointing conclusion on Thursday as they limped out of the UEFA Europa League in a 2-0 defeat away to Aston Villa . Bruno Génésio’s side will be on the road once more as they travel south to face Olympique de Marseille .
Génésio is expected to field a much-changed side from Thursday, with the head coach likely to return to a back four after utilising a back five. Romain Perraud , Alexsandro, Chancel Mbemba , and Thomas Meunier will likely be benched, with Calvin Verdonk , Aïssa Mandi , and Tiago Santos coming in.
After impressing last weekend in the win over Stade Rennais , it was a surprise that neither Matias Fernandez-Pardo nor Hákon Arnar Haraldsson started against Villa. However, both are expected to start this afternoon with Olivier Giroud returning to the bench.
Lille likely line-up v Marseille
Berke Özer; Calvin Verdonk, Aïssa Mandi, Nathan Ngoy , Tiago Santos; Nabil Bentaleb , Ayyoub Bouaddi ; Félix Correia , Hákon Arnar Haraldsson, Ngal’ayel Mukau; Matias Fernandez-Pardo. (L’Éq)
