Lyon left-back Ouédraogo ruptures ACL, debut season all but over

📰 Lyon summer signing Mohamed Ouédraogo faces a long lay-off with a cruciate ligament rupture. 📌 Key points 🩹 The left-back ruptured a knee ligament in training. 📰 L'Équipe reports that tests confirmed a cruciate rupture. ⏳ He faces several months out, effectively ending his first season. 🔁 He joined from Sparta Prague this summer and played four games (two starts). ⚽ Lyon go to Lens on 9 October with more gaps in defence. 📝 What happened 🏥 The 23-year-old Burkina Faso international was badly hurt in training this week. L'Équipe says tests confirmed a cruciate ligament rupture, meaning a long absence. 📉 He arrived from Sparta Prague in the summer but had been behind Abner and Tagliafico, managing four appearances and two starts. It is unclear whether he will return this season. 🩼 Lyon's defence has taken another hit: Moussa Niakhaté is also out with a thigh problem picked up with Senegal, though his absence should be shorter. 📊 By the numbers • Age 23, four Lyon appearances (two starts) • Out for several months, possibly the season 🔭 Why it matters With league and Europa League football to juggle, Lyon have lost depth at full-back. Abner and Tagliafico will cover the left side, starting at Lens on 9 October.