the probable composition of Losc with Yazici in the absence of Zhegrova

After their first loss (2-1), Lille must defeat Aston Villa on Thursday (18:45 at RMC Sport 1) to reach the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League. Yusuf Yazici should start.

“We’re still in the game.” Like his coach Paulo Fonseca, Lille fully believes in the possibilities of qualifying for the last four of the Europa Conference League. Beaten 2-1 in the first leg in England, the Mastiffs have the weapons to overthrow Aston Villa, this Thursday (18:45), in their den of Pierre-Mauroy (which continues on RMC Sport 1, RMC Découverte, RMC BFM Play, BFM Grand Lille, BFM Grand Littoral, RMC radio and the RMC Sport Twitch channel).

The Zhegrova package

“Of course we have to take risks, but we know that against a team like Aston Villa we can’t make mistakes, we have to play a balanced game and choose the moment to take more risks. We have to defend well first and then attack”, insisted Fonseca at a press conference For this match, which will be played behind closed doors with just over 47,000 people in the stands including 2,600 English fans, Losc will be stripped of Edon Zhegrova.

Hit in the left ankle, the Kosovo winger is not in the group that was revealed this Wednesday. In his absence, Yusuf Yazici has a good chance to start. There is still doubt about the identity of the player who will play in support of Jonathan David: Rémy Cabella and Hakon Haraldsson are in competition. For his central defence, Fonseca should rely on Bafodé Diakité, goalscorer in the first half, to support Lenny Yoro.

The likely composition of Losc:

Knight – Tiago Santos, Yoro, Diakité, Ismaily – André, Bentaleb – Yazici, Cabella or Haraldsson, Gudmundsson – David