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Houssem Aouar Punished by Lyon After Refusing to Train

Houssem Aouar is set to miss this weekend’s match after refusing to participate in the post-match warm down against Angers.

Aouar was an unused substitute in Sunday’s fixture, as his side came away 1-0 winners thanks to Tinotenda Kadewere’s late strike.

Despite not featuring, the midfielder was expected to complete a 30 minute warm down in order to keep his fitness up. He refused, citing the state of the pitch as his reason not to.

Aouar hasn’t played since the win against Saint Etienne

In response, the Lyon hierarchy have decided to exclude Aouar from the squad to face Reims on Sunday, according to l’Equipe.