Boateng has been affected by accidents ever since arriving at OL from Bayern Munich some 14 months in the past, and the 34-year-old ex-Germany worldwide centre-back has suffered numerous setbacks this time period.
However he’s now nearing full health, and with Castello Lukeba sidelined on account of an harm sustained on worldwide obligation, Peter Bosz may convey Boateng into the facet in northern France.
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“That is the primary week by which now we have been capable of work collectively. He isn’t been fortunate this season along with his accidents,” defined the Lyon boss of Boateng, who made simply 27 aggressive appearances for the seven-time French champions final season. “After per week, he acquired injured and has been out of the squad for 2 months. Final yr, he did not have a pre-season, and despite the fact that he labored with a health coach, it isn’t the identical. Final season, he was at all times attempting to make up that deficit. And now, Thiago Mendes has been enjoying in that place and Jerome acquired injured.”
The previous Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen coach added: “We are able to see within the stats that he is in higher form than final season. Truthfully, he is coaching very very properly. And if he is 100%, he is an possibility for me given his expertise.”
With 76 Germany caps and that 2014 World Cup win in Brazil, in addition to 9 Bundesliga titles and two UEFA Champions League triumphs in practically a decade at Bayern, Boateng’s top-level nous will likely be welcome on the Stade Félix Bollaert the place Bosz will likely be disadvantaged of one other ex-Bayern man, Corentin Tolisso, Moussa Dembélé and Romain Faivre as he appears to finish a run of two successive league losses.
Whereas Lyon have underperformed, Lens coach Franck Haise acknowledges his facet have been “overperforming” for the final two-and-a-half years. The actual fact his staff is considered one of three — together with UEFA Champions League individuals Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille — to be unbeaten coming into Spherical 9 provides substance to Haise’s phrases, however he admits the margins are very slim for his squad.
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