The time is edging ever-closer to the Metz vs Lyon Ligue 1 match as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the team sheets have now been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Metz which has been confirmed as follows:
Metz
Jonathan Fischer #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 88kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Denmark
Place of birth: Denmark
Terry Yegbe #15
Defender
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 25
Jean-Philippe Gbamin #25
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
Koffi Kouao #39
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Maxime Colin #2
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 34
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Arras, France
Boubacar Traoré #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Alpha Touré #12
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Kaolack, Senegal
Jessy Deminguet #20
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 28
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Caen, France
Giorgi Tsitaishvili
Forward
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 25
Place of birth: Rishon LeZion, Israel
Gauthier Hein #10
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 29
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Thionville, France
Habib Diallo #20
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Thiès, Senegal
The starting line-up for Lyon has also been confirmed as follows:
Lyon
Dominik Greif
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Slovakia
Place of birth: Bratislava, Slovakia
Hans Hateboer #33
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Beerta, Netherlands
Ruben Kluivert #21
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Clinton Mata #22
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Angola
Place of birth: Verviers, Belgium
Ainsley Maitland-Niles #98
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 28
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Goodmayes, England
Tyler Morton #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 23
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Wirral, England
Khalis Merah #44
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 18
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Mayzieu, France
Tanner Tessmann #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 24
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Birmingham, USA
Corentin Tolisso #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 31
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Tarare, France
Afonso Bastardo Moreira #17
Also known as Moreira
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Lamego, Portugal
Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa
Also known as Endrick
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Taguatinga, Brazil
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