Ligue 1: Lyon lose Sulc for four months with a knee injury

A meniscus tear takes out Lyon’s playmaker

Lyon will be without Pavel Sulc for about four months. The club said on Sunday that the Czech midfielder has a torn meniscus in his right knee, picked up in training this week before the trip to Hoffenheim. He will have surgery soon, and his 2026 is over.

The injury comes just as Sulc, 25, was finding his rhythm. He scored his first Ligue 1 goal of the season in the 2-1 win over Nice at the Groupama Stadium on 18 October, three days after opening his account in the 3-2 Europa League win over Crystal Palace. He has 27 caps for the Czech Republic.

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Fonseca heads to Paris short of creativity

Paulo Fonseca’s side visit Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes on Monday at 20:45, and L’Équipe describes Sulc as the Gones’ main playmaker. Lyon now have to find another source of chances for that game and for the weeks that follow.

The timing is awkward for the table as well. Going into the game, Lyon and PSG are level on 14 points after seven league games, with four wins, two draws and one defeat each.

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