We are building up to the Metz vs Nantes Ligue 1 match as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the players are in.
Here is the starting XI for Metz which has been confirmed as follows:
Metz
Pape Mamadou Sy #61
Goalkeeper
Height: 2.06m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Louga, Senegal
Jean-Philippe Gbamin #25
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
Urie-Michel Mboula #4
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Gabon
Place of birth: Gabon
Sadibou Sané #38
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Diouloulou, Senegal
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
Bouna Sarr
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Lyon, France
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 Nantes has also been confirmed as:
Nantes
Anthony Lopes #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Givors, France
Nicolas Cozza #3
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 27
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Ganges, France
Tylel Tati #78
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 18
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Chidozie Awaziem #20
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Enugu, Nigeria
Fabien Centonze #18
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 30
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Voiron, France
Frédéric Guilbert
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 31
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Valognes, France
Mohamed Kaba #21
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 24
Nationality: France
Place of birth: France
Johann Lepenant #21
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 23
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Granville, France
Francis Coquelin #13
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 34
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Laval, France
Ignatius Ganago #37
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 27
Matthis Abline #10
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 23
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Angers, France
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