Confirmed Europa League Lineups: Hoffenheim vs. Lyon
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16-second readTSG Hoffenheim is hosting Lyon at SNP Arena in a Europa League match, with Hoffenheim seeking their first points after losing their first two games. Lyon won both of their initial matches. Hoffenheim's Christian Ilzer made several lineup changes due to fixture congestion. The hosts are dealing with injuries to Nathan De Cat, Albian Hajdari, and Patrick Wimmer.
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TSG Hoffenheim is hosting Lyon at SNP Arena in a Europa League match, with Hoffenheim seeking their first points after losing their first two games. Lyon won both of their initial matches. Hoffenheim's Christian Ilzer made several lineup changes due to fixture congestion. The hosts are dealing with injuries to Nathan De Cat, Albian Hajdari, and Patrick Wimmer.
The confirmed lineup for Hoffenheim includes Baumann as captain, with Rots, Kabak, Hranac, and Coufal in defense, and Kramaric leading the attack. Lyon's lineup features Greif in goal, with Mata as captain, and Himbert up front.
Lyon has former Bundesliga players Corentin Tolisso, Julien Duranville, and Moussa Niakhaté available, while Loïs Openda is out due to injury. Hoffenheim's lineup changes are partly due to congestion in their schedule and the absence of certain players.
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TSG Hoffenheim will hope to earn their first points of the Europa League campaign as they host Lyon at SNP Arena. The visitors won both of their first two games in the league phase, while Christian Ilzer's men lost to CFI Crete and Beşiktaş. Nathan De Cat, Albian Hajdari and Patrick Wimmer remain on sidelines for the hosts as they hope to build from the weekend's win at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Ilzer once again made several changes to his lineup to deal with the fixture congestion. The Ligue 1 leaders have former Bundesliga players Corentin Tolisso, Julien Duranville and Moussa Niakhaté in their matchday squad, while Loïs Openda is absent due to an injury.
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