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The set piece expert is a doubtful starter since fracturing a toe on his left foot in his side's 1-0 French League Cup quarter-final defeat at Le Mans on Wednesday.

Marseille chairman Pape Diouf, whose side host Valenciennes on Saturday, put pressure on coach Eric Gerets after Wednesday's 1-0 League Cup defeat at Auxerre.

"I think our coach needs to ask himself the right questions," Diouf said. "We often start playing well, then collapse and end up losing matches we should have controlled. We can't continue like that."

Paris St Germain, travelling to Lorient on Saturday, said hey had broken talks with Lyon's Brazil striker Fred, whom they had been hoping to sign during the winter break. Fred said he had decided to stay at Lyon.

New signing Kandia Traore could make his debut for Sochaux when they entertain Lille on Saturday. The Ivory Coast forward joined this week from Emirates club Al Nasr.

Fifth-placed Nice, who host second-placed Nancy in a clash between two surprise packages on Sunday, will be without Vincent Hognon for up to four weeks after the defender had an operation on his right knee.

Third-placed Bordeaux will miss David Jemmali when they visit Le Mans on Saturday. The Tunisia defender is suffering from a calf injury and has been ruled him out of the African Cup of Nations