After concerns over his early exit against Montpellier (2-1) on Monday night, Jonathan Clauss received rather reassuring news on Tuesday. The right piston, visibly hit in the adductors of the left leg during a duel against the MHSC, underwent examinations which revealed no injuries.
However, as a precaution, the technical staff should spare him in the next few days and should thus miss the Coupe de France match against Hyères on Saturday. The French international (30 years, 6 caps) could instead return the following week, where two Championship matches are scheduled, against Troyes on 11 January and against Lorient on 14 January. for Igor Tudor who has used Clauss heavily so far as the defender has missed just one Ligue 1 game since the start of the season, against AC Ajaccio on 8 October. A match that ended in defeat (1-2).
Furthermore, the news is also quite positive for Éric Bailly (28 years old). Regularly suffering from muscle problems at the start of the season, the Ivorian international regained a starting place against Montpellier. He has been able to play a great hour of the game without experiencing any discomfort as he has been following an individualized protocol over the last few weeks.
