Bordeaux confirmed that forward Jussie will be out for four weeks with a thigh injury picked up last weekend.

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The Brazilian striker, who can also play on the wing, was absent for much of the first half of the season and came off 19 minutes into the weekend's 1-0 Ligue 1 win at home to Nancy.

The 25-year-old former Lens player will be sidelined until the start of May, so could miss Les Girondins' championship six-pointer at home to Lyon on April 19.

Bordeaux have also lost Fernando Cavenaghi, Henrique and Ulrich Rame to injury in recent weeks.

They are three points behind leaders Lyon and two behind second-placed Marseille and will play Auxerre, Rennes and Sochaux before Jussie's expected return.