Lille and USMNT striker Tim Weah has suffered a setback in his effort to establish consistency for club and country, as Lille head coach Jocelyn Gourvennec told reporters that the American forward suffered an injury in practice.
Tim Weah had the biggest impact of any Americans in midweek Ligue 1 action, as Konrad de la Fuente also started, and Eric Palmer-Brown remains MIA.
Konrad de la Fuente and Marseille saw their evening at Lyon cut short by another crowd issue, while Weah and Lille blew an early lead to Monaco.
Konrad de la Fuente saw his first action in Le Classique for Marseille and came very close to being the hero of the game as they ended up sharing the spoils with Paris Saint-Germain.
Tim Weah started for Lille as the reigning Ligue 1 champions got a morale-boosting win over Reims in mid-week action in France.
Nicholas Gioacchini will now have a chance to perform in France’s Ligue 1 as he moved to Montpellier on loan from Ligue 2 side Caen in the final minutes of the summer transfer window on Tuesday.
It was a wild night on the Mediterranean coast when American international Konrad de la Fuente and his Marseille teammates were attacked by fans from Nice after a water bottle-throwing incident.
It was a rough weekend for Tim Weah and reigning Ligue 1 champions Lille as they proved to be no match for Nice.
