Lille, France – Na dem Sunday wey go happen, LOSC go meet Toulouse FC for Decathlon Arena, Stade Pierre Mauroy sharp- sharp by 15 hours. Na di fourth match of Ligue 1 and both teams wan show wetin dem sabi. LOSC dey sit for fourth position with 7 points while Toulouse dey follow for eighth position with 6 points. This one be classic Naija jollof match—e fit hot!
After dem sharp trend of winning for di first three rounds, LOSC suddenly slow down due to di international break, wahala no be small (we all sabi how e go be for Naija when dem say ‘international break’!). But now, dem don ready to burst back for di game. Bruno Genesio don prepare dem well to dey play 4-2-3-1 formation, wey fit make dem shine like stars.
For di goal post, we get Ozer Berke—hungry for chance. Di defense go be Nathan Ngoy and Alexsandro, two guys wey dey solid serve di team from di beginning. Thomas Meunier go miss this match, so Aïssa Mandi go take over di right side while Romain Perraud dey do di left side. Inside di midfield, Benjamin André and Ayyoub Bouaddi go assist Hakon Haraldsson wey dey carry di midfield with full energy. For di wings, Matias Fernandez-Pardo and Félix Correia go dey ready to deliver beta crosses for Olivier Giroud wey expect to score goals (because na wetin e sabi do!).
Di likely lineup for LOSC be: Ozer – Mandi, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Perraud – André, Bouaddi – Fernandez-Pardo, Haraldsson, Correia – Giroud. Dem dey miss Ousmane Touré (knee), Thomas Meunier (groin), and Marc-Aurèle Caillard (elbow), but e no go stop dem!
Toulouse FC no dey sleep too! Dem don get beta beginning of di season with two wins against Nice (1-0) and Brest (2-0) before dem waka enter di game with PSG wey dem fall 3-6 (chai!). Dem go need all di strength as dem supposed knack back at Lille. Carles Martinez Novell, dia coach, sabi wetin e dey do, as e arrange dem to play 3-4-3 formation with Restes for di goal, McKenzie, Cresswell, and Nicolaisen for defense—nobody wan make dem dey shakara for back!
Di expected lineup for Toulouse be: Restes – McKenzie, Cresswell, Nicolaisen – Sidibé, Sauer, Casseres, Methalie – Dönnum, Magri, Gboho. E be like say dem dey ready to give dem best against di Dogues (we go see wetin go happen oh!).
Na challenge we dey expect, as Toulouse sabi how to play ball too, dem don show dem adaptability with di young guys wey dey hustle hard. But wetin go happen when dem face dem experienced boys from Lille? This na di question we go find out when dem kick off!
In case you wan catch di game, e go dey live on TV. You fit sit down and enjoy di frenzy from di comfort of your house with your friends, palm wine, or even jollof. Everybody dey expect tight match, later e fit turn out to be classic battle as dem dey fight for superiority for Ligue 1! Wetin you think? Who you dey root for? Make we sip and jive while we wait for di weekend to land!
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