If we could find ourselves in some time machine and push the rewind button to some 20 years back, the clash between Monaco and Olympique Lyon would serve as a perfect Friday night dessert.However, time has taken its toll, and tonight, we’ll be watching anything but a clash of the two paramount, evenly-matched Ligue 1 sides. The hosts still have something to say, being near the top of the table and keeping their title hopes very much alive with six points adrift of league leaders Paris Saint-Germain.Ex-Gunners dominate Ligue 1: Lacazette and Auba shine as Lyon and OM trash rivalsOn the other hand, their tonight’s opponent, OL, are miles away from their past success. A tumultuous campaign has seen them hit rock bottom, and are now trying to find the way out of the abyss. The first step was made last week, inspired by the fantastic Alexandre Lacazette, who single-handedly delivered them a 3-0 win against Toulouse with a hat-trick.Lacazette is set to start against Monaco, as is Raya Cherki, despite the France U21 international’s lack of form in recent weeks. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7745254##Questions have been asked of Cherki in recent weeks. Whilst the Lyon academy product continues to perform with Les Bleuets, the same is not the case with OL. His performances have even started to draw boos from Lyon fans amid reports that he could depart for as little as €10m in January. Monaco will be without Vanderson and Aleksandr Golovin, both of whom received one-match suspensions when Olympique Lyonnais visited the Stade Louis II on Friday night. LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 17Friday 23.00: (1.75) Monaco (3.70) Olympique Lyon (4.70)Saturday 19.00: (4.30) Le Havre (3.45) Nice (2.00)23.00: (1.95) Lens (3.60) Reims (4.20)15.00: (2.70) Nantes (3.25) Brest (2.90)17.00: (2.55) Lorient (3.30) Strasbourg (3.05)17.00: (3.20) Metz (3.40) Montpellier (2.40)17.00: (3.20) Toulouse (3.50) Rennes (2.35)19.05: (1.45) Olympique Marseille (4.40) Clermont (7.50)22.45: (4.10) Lille (3.50) PSG (1.90)***odds are subject to change
