Troyes and Lorient compete this Friday night with classic compositions. No surprise from Mickaël Landreau or Rui Almeida. On the Breton side, Pierre-Yves Hamel is back at the forefront of the attack.
After the reworked composition that faced Saint-Malo in the Coupe de France last Sunday (1-0 defeat), Mickaël Landreau returned to a composition without surprise to challenge Troyes at the Stade de l'Aube this Friday evening (20h). Pierre-Yves Hamel is back at the forefront of a 4-2-3-1 that has become classic among the Merlus. At the right-back position, Houboulang Mendes returns and Lindsay Rose slips on the bench.
Troyen side, the former Lorient Bryan Pelé will hold well on the left wing.
Team compositions:
TROYES: Samassa - Obiang, Salmier, Tavares, Cordoval - Pelé, Martins - Pereira, Giraudon (cap), Mbeumo - Touzghar, Fortuné. Alternates: Letellier (g), Deplagne, Kashi, Raveloson, Nivet, Ben Saada, Tinhan. Coach: Rui Almeida.
LORIENT: Meslier - Mendes, Sainati, Saad, Goff - Ponceau, Claude - Maurice, Cabot - Hamel. Replacements: Petkovic (g), Rose, Kamissoko, Sarr, Edjouma, Wissa, Courtet. Coach: Mickaël Landreau.