Montpellier predicted XI v Marseille: Wahbi Khazri and Arnaud Nordin remain sidelined | OneFootball

Michel Der Zakarian is still contending with an injury crisis at Montpellier HSC with multiple key players still absent, either through injury or suspension.

It is not just the length of Montpellier’s injury list that is problematic, but the names of the players on it. Wahbi Khazri and Arnaud Nordin are key figures for Montpellier, however, both have now been out for multiple weeks and a return is not yet in sight. Nordin has struggled with repeated injuries this season and is yet to get into any kind of flow. That forced Wahbi Khazri to feature more prominently than perhaps Der Zakarian would have liked, and the Tunisian international subsequently suffered an injury of his own.

Théo Sainte-Luce and Boubakar Kouyaté also both remain absent. The latter is yet to recover from an injury sustained during the rearranged match against Clermont Foot, whilst the latter has been suspended since the defeat against AS Monaco. Issiaga Sylla and Léo Leroy also both miss out on the match against Olympique de Marseille on Wednesday night. The winter break comes at a good time for MHSC, who will be hoping to welcome some players back from injury early in the New Year.

Montpellier likely lineup v Marseille

Benjamin Lecomte; Lucas Mincarelli, Maxime Estève, Christopher Jullien, Bécir Omeragic, Enzo Tchato; Joris Chotard, Téji Savanier, Jordan Ferri; Akor Adams, Musa Al-Taamari. (L’Éq)

GFFN | Luke Entwistle