Lille does not have the squad depth of Paris Saint-Germain. And if the vice-champions of France have indeed managed to register 25 players on their “A” list for the Champions League, the coach of the reigning champions, Jocelyn Gourvennec, has only written 21 names on the sheet. addressed to UEFA on Thursday.
The fault, once again, with the criteria imposed by the European body, which obliges the participants to register at least 4 players trained at the club and 4 others trained in France in their list “A”. Without this, the authorized quota is reduced. In Lille, it is the Croatian left side Domagoj Bradaric (21), overtaken in the hierarchy by Reinildo (27), who bears the brunt.
As a reminder, like Pochettino in Paris, Gourvennec can also rely on other young people who appear in list “B”, modifiable until the day before each match, which “may include players under 21-year-old who have been at the club for two years, “recalls RMC Sport. The “A” list may also be changed in February if LOSC qualifies for the round of 16.
The LOSC “A” list for the Champions League:
Guardians: Grbic, Garden
Defenders: Steel, Djalo, Botman, Gudmunsson, Fonte, Reinildo
Environments : Xeka, Ikoné, Yazici, Sanches, Gomes, André, Onana, Niasse
Attackers: Bamba, David, Yilmaz, Lihadji, Weah
