The Europa League meeting on Thursday will see Hoffenheim ready themselves for the clash with opponents Lyon. Let’s check on the predicted line ups and player availability.
Hoffenheim will be wanting a better result here following a 0-2 Bundesliga defeat last time out to St. Pauli. It’s our opinion that Hoffenheim may well go for a 3-4-1-2 system this time featuring Oliver Baumann, Arthur Chaves, Anton Stach, Stanley Nsoki, Valentin Gendrey, Tom Bischof, Florian Grillitsch, Alexander Prass, Andrej Kramaric, Adam Hlozek and Marius Bülter.
Hoffenheim manager Pellegrino Matarazzo will be happy not to have any fitness worries whatsoever coming into this clash owing to a completely injury-free group to pick from.
How Hoffenheim might line up to take on Lyon
In the game prior to this, Lyon drew 1-1 in the Ligue 1 tie with Lille. There’s a good chance that Lyon seem most likely to make use of a 4-3-3 lineup, choosing Lucas Perri, A. Maitland-Niles, Duje Caleta-Car, Moussa Niakhate, Nicolas Tagliafico, Jordan Veretout, Nemanja Matic, Corentin Tolisso, Malick Fofana, Alexandre Lacazette and Rayan Cherki.
Owing to a fully injury-free group to choose from, Lyon boss Pierre Sage does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this match.
Predicted Lyon team
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