At his pre-match press conference two days ahead of the visit of Bordeaux (kick-off on Friday at 8.45pm), Patrick Vieira gave an update on his squad, with a particular focus on the Dolberg / Ounas / Nsoki trio: “They are players who have experience of the top level. I think that having them on the pitch might relieve some of the pressure on other players. I am expecting a lot from these three players, they trained all week with the squad. I will make my decision on Friday morning whether they start or not. Physically, they are ready.”

After coming off against Reims, Christophe Herelle “trained as normal. There will be no problem for him to be in the squad against Bordeaux”, explained the coach.

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