Lille and Toulouse Set to Clash for Ligue 1 Bragging Rights

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Wetin dey happen for Ligue 1 as Lille dey prepare to face Toulouse for Decathlon Arena this Sunday, after dem don start season well with no loss yet. Last time wey Lille play, dem scatter Lorient for 7-1. E be like say dem don collect motivation like say dem sabi score goals no be small!

Toulouse, on the other hand, just fall hand against PSG wey turn dem to chop on August 30, so dem dey look for redemption. Wetin happen that time? The Paris team whip dem 6-3 like dem be chicken. Na serious wah o!

Last season, Lille finish fifth for Ligue 1 and dem don dey eye top four spot, especially with some bangers wey dey play for dia side now. Players like Matias Fernandez-Pardo and Hamza Igamane dey show say dem no wan hear “sitting down on the bench” this season. As dem dey fire from every angle, wetin go stop dem?

But my padi, no forget say Toulouse don dey call their name too. Dem don perform steady since dem return to Ligue 1 after dem win Ligue 2 title few seasons ago. The pressure go dey heavy for dem as dem wan commot from mid-table wahala and reach higher ground. Na dem struggle against PSG wey be di current champions, wey make dem get only six points from three games.

For Lille, dem still dey manage injury wahala. Midfielder Ethan Mbappe don sit down out due to hamstring wahala. Thomas Meunier too dey miss because him groin dey serious. Hope say dem no go open clubhouse for injury as Tiago Santos still dey recover from knee wahala.

Toulouse, too, no go get some key players like Abu Francis and Rafik Messali wey don also join di injury club, so dem go need to rely on younger guys to try hold the fort. Wetin dem dey plan to do? Everybody go dey patronize dem!

For lineups, Lille go make shift like this: Ozer; Mandi, Ngoy, Ribeiro, Perraud; Andre, Bouaddi; Igamane, Haraldsson, Correia; Fernandez-Pardo. As for Toulouse, dem fit deploy Restes; Sidibe, McKenzie, Cresswell, Nicolaisen, Methalie; Donnum, Sauer, Casseres Jr, Gboho; Magri.

As dem dey prepare for clash, Lille go dey believe say dem fit trash Toulouse again, especially with di way dem don dey convert chances. But no forget say Toulouse go wan prove themselves fit against dem after dat heavy loss wey dem collect against PSG. E fit turn drama for Decathlon Arena this weekend, so make we get ready for the show!