by The first day of the Ligue 1 year is here. However, the French competition returns more ‘depleted’ than ever because of the Africa Cup. And with more than 60 players called up, Ligue 1 is the European competition with the most representation in the Africa Cup.
he Olympique de Marseille open the day by receiving Strasbourg Racing Club. The group led by Gennaro Gattuso It is the Ligue 1 team that has been most affected by the Africa Cup. The Italian coach will not be able to count on seven players during the next month due to calls from Senegal, Morocco, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Same as him Lorient and the Montpellierhe Monaco You will also not be able to count on 5 other players to receive Stade Reims, an important match to follow in the footsteps of PSG and Nice.
It is precisely the Nice the fifth team most affected by the calls of the African teams. The second classified in Ligue 1 will visit Rennais Stadium without four key pieces of Francesco Farioli’s scheme (Terem Moffi, Jérémie Boga, Hicham Boudaoui and Youcef Atal).
However, PSG is the great beneficiary of Ligue 1. While their pursuers (Nice and Monaco) will lose up to 5 and 4 players respectively, the leader will only miss Achraf Hakimi.
