Montpellier vs Schalke 04 Champions League Preview

PREVIEW

Huub Stevens' side sealed their place in the last 16 by beating Olympiakos on matchday 5, but can make sure they end the group stage ahead of Arsenal on Tuesday

PROBABLE LINEUPS 

MONTPELLIER 

Ligali 

Congre, Yanga-Mbiwa, Hilton, El Kaoutari 

Saihi, Estrada 

Utaka, Belhanda, Cabella 

Camara 

SCHALKE 

Hildebrand 

Uchida, Howedes, Matip, Fuchs 

Jones, Neustadter 

Farfan, Holtby, Draxler 

Huntelaar 

TEAM NEWS

Montpellier coach Rene Girard could name a few changes to the team that lost 1-0 to Olympique Lyonnais on Saturday. 

Geoffrey Jourdren, Teddy Mezague, Joris Marveuax, Karim Ait-Fana and Garry Bocaly have all been struggling with injuries, but Hilton returns to the fold after a recent layoff. 

Meanwhile, Jamel Saihi and Cyril Jeunechamp could both feature having missed recent domestic matches through suspension, though the latter will have to see off competition from Daniel Congre. Finally, Remy Cabella could come back into the fold. 

Whether Huub Stevens' decides to pick a strong Schalke side is open to conjecture. In theory they could name the same team that drew 1-1 with Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday, featuring stars such as Lewis Holtby, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Julian Draxler. 

However, he could opt to give game time to some of the fringe players, including the likes of Christoph Metzelder, Tranquillo Barnetta, Chinedu Obasi and Teemu Pukki. Timo Hildebrand should continue in goal in place of out of favour Lars Unnerstall.

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Source: Goal