Jean-Louis Gasset made three changes from the Europa League semi-final first leg. Samuel Gigot, Quentin Merlin and Iliman Ndiaye start this Thursday on the field of Atalanta Bergamo.
90 minutes and a little more than a Europa League final. Held at the Vélodrome by Atalanta Bergamo (1-1) in a semi-final first leg, OM travel to Lombardy this Thursday to continue their journey in C3, hoping to validate their ticket to Dublin where the final on May 22. The official line-up is down, with the return of Samuel Gigot and the feature of Iliman Ndiaye.
After serving a suspension, Samuel Gigot will return to his place with Leonardo Balerdi and first-half goalscorer Chancel Mbemba by his side. Quentin Merlin will be on the left in place of Luis Henrique, who started last week. The midfield, in 3-5-2 alongside Jean-Louis Gasset, is the same as last week. But a small surprise in the attack, with the function of Iliman Ndiaye, preferred to Ismaïla Sarr.
Solutions on the bench
Frustrated in the first leg where he squandered a huge opportunity, the competition’s top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang knows he must be realistic this time. The Gabonese striker and his team-mates had a week to prepare in the absence of a Ligue 1 game last weekend thanks to a favor from the LFP. For its part, on Monday in a Serie A match, Atalanta beat Bergamo Salernitana (2-1).
Apart from two long-term injuries (knees), Rongier and Nadir, Jean-Louis Gasset has an almost complete squad at his disposal. The technician will have solutions on the bench including Ounahi, Luis Henrique, Moumbagna and Ndiaye. In case of qualification, OM plays a sixth European final against Bayer Leverkusen or AS Roma.
The composition of OM:
Lopez – Clauss, Mbemba, Gigot, Balerdi, Merlin – Veretout, Kondogbia, Harit – Ndiaye, Aubameyang.
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