CS Constantine coach Denis Lavange has decried the absence of chief striker Ismail Belkacemi and midfielder Sid Ali Lamri, as they prepare to taken on holders Esperance in a Caf Champions League quarter-final, second leg match in Rades on Saturday.
The Algerian champions arrived in Tunisia without the two key players whom they had hoped would recover for this match after also missing the first leg last weekend.
With focus on fighting to reverse the 3-2 loss they suffered at home last weekend, Lavagne has admitted that his plans have been turned upside-down by missing his two players.