Lyon vs Bayer Leverkusen predicted line-ups
UEFA Europa League · Thu 28 Jan
Lyon4-3-3 · Home
Bayer Leverkusen4-2-3-1 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Lyon
4-3-3Formation· Coach: Paulo Fonseca

Bayer Leverkusen
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: Unknown
- 28J. Blaswich
- 5L. Badé
- 44J. Belocian
- 3Miguel Gutiérrez
- 2F. Medina
- 6E. Fernández
- 24Aleix García
- 7J. Hofmann
- 30I. Maza
- 25E. Palacios
- 23N. Tella
- 26K. Boudache
- 11M. Fofana
- 7E. Nuamah
- 23T. Morton
- 99N. Nartey
- 76M. Ouédraogo
- 16Abner
- 13Z. Athekame
- 20F. Bacher
- 22Clinton Mata
- 40R. Descamps
Bench
- 1D. Greif
- 19M. Niakhaté
- 10P. Šulc
- 6T. Tessmann
- 8C. Tolisso
- 39M. de Carvalho
- 17L. Openda
Out
- L. Openda · Leg Injury
- M. de Carvalho · Inactive
- M. Ouedraogo · Knee Injury
- K. Nakamura · Coach's decision
- S. Kango · Inactive
- A. Hamdani · Inactive
- A. Gomes Rodriguez · Inactive
- N. Kamara · Inactive
Bench
- 1M. Flekken
- 4J. Quansah
- 12E. Tapsoba
- 17Lucas Vázquez
- 10M. Tillman
- 9Afonso Moreira
- 22V. Boniface
Out
- C. Kofane · Muscle Injury
- I. Maza · Illness
- T. Oermann · Off the roster
- J. Hofmann · Off the roster
- V. Boniface · Off the roster
- N. Tella · Injury
- G. Doue · Calf Injury
- E. Ben Seghir · Muscle Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Lyon vs Bayer Leverkusen line-ups published?
Clubs in the UEFA Europa League release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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