Bamba Dieng (23) is set to start against his former club when FC Lorient face Olympique de Marseille on Sunday night.
Dieng’s move to Les Merlus is yet to prove a success. The Senegalese international has missed three months of the current season with an adductor injury and he has just one Ligue 1 goal to his name, which came last weekend against Toulouse FC. He has something to prove, not only to his former club, but also to Lorient’s own supporters, and the Senegal national team manager Aliou Cissé, ahead of AFCON early in 2024.
Whilst Dieng looks set to start, Tiémoué Bakayoko will miss out on the encounter altogether. The former Chelsea and AS Monaco midfielder suffered a thigh injury and will therefore not make the bench for the encounter.
Lorient likely lineup v Marseille
Yvon Mvogo; Vincent Le Goff, Montassar Talbi, Julien Laporte, Gedeon Kalulu; Bonke Innocent, Laurent Abergel; Benjamin Mendy, Julien Ponceau, Romain Favire; Bamba Dieng. (L’Éq)
