The time is almost upon us for the Monaco vs FC Lorient Ligue 1 match which kicks off very shortly, and the teams have just been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Monaco which has been officially confirmed as:
Monaco
Philipp Köhn #16
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Switzerland
Place of birth: Dinslaken, Germany
Kassoum Ouattara #20
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 21
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Paris, France
Caio Henrique Oliveira Silva #12
Also known as Henrique
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Santos, Brazil
Eric Dier #3
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 32
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Cheltenham, England
Jordan Teze #4
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Groningen, Netherlands
Denis Zakaria
Midfielder
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Switzerland
Place of birth: Genf, Switzerland
Aleksandr Golovin #10
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Russia
Place of birth: Kaltan, Russia
Maghnes Akliouche #11
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 23
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Tremblay-en-France, France
Folarin Balogun #9
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 24
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: New York, USA
Mika Biereth #14
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Denmark
Place of birth: London, England
Wout Faes #25
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Mol, Belgium
The starting line-up for FC Lorient has also been confirmed as:
FC Lorient
Yvon Mvogo
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Switzerland
Arsène Kouassi #43
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Burkina Faso
Place of birth: Cocody, Ivory Coast
Montassar Talbi #3
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Tunisia
Place of birth: Paris, France
Bamo Meïté #5
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Kani, Ivory Coast
Igor Silva de Almeida #2
Also known as Silva
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Laurent Abergel #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 32
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Marseille, France
Jean-Victor Makengo #17
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Etampes, France
Noah Cadiou #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 27
Nationality: France
Place of birth: France
Théo Le Bris #11
Forward
Height: 1.65m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 23
Nationality: France
Place of birth: France
Pablo Pagis #10
Forward
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 23
Nationality: France
Place of birth: France
Bamba Dieng #12
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Pikine, Senegal
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