Ilyas Azizi handed first Ligue one start, Ayase Ueda on Lille bench for Toulouse v Lille | OneFootball

Ilyas Azizi makes his first Ligue one start for Toulouse as the third matchday kicks off at 20:45.

According to L'Équipe, Toulouse are chasing their first league win after a 0-2 loss to a reshaped Lyon and a 2-2 draw at Brest. Jens Berthel Askou keeps a similar XI, trusting Rafik Messali and Santiago Hidalgo, with Yann Gboho’s absence opening the door for the 18-year-old.

Lille aim to shake off the frustration of last Friday’s 2-2 against PSG. With their Champions League opener days away, Davide Ancelotti opts for continuity, noting only defensive tweaks as Calvin Verdonk replaces Romain Perraud on the left and Osame Sahraoui fills the flank vacated by Félix Correia’s move to Seville.

Dilane Bakwa, who scored versus PSG, starts on the bench alongside Ayase Ueda and Maurits Kjaegaard.

Toulouse: Restes - Messali, McKenzie, Nicolaisen (cap.), Tapé - Casseres, Vossah - Hidalgo, T.Jörgensen, Azizi - Russel-Rowe.

Lille: Özer - T.Santos, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Verdonk - André (cap.), Bentaleb - E.Mbappé, Haraldsson, Sahraoui - Giroud.

Source: L'Équipe

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