Italy defender Fabio Grosso is back in the Lyon squad for the the Ligue 1 leaders' visit to Strasbourg on Saturday.

Grosso missed Lyon's 1-0 Coupe de France quarter-final win over Metz on Tuesday because of a sore knee.

* Strugglers Monaco, who visit neighbours Nice on Saturday, will be without Lucas Bernardi for the remainder of the season after the Argentine midfielder had ankle surgery on Friday.

* Senegal striker Mamadou Niang is doubtful for third-placed Marseille's home game against Lille on Sunday because of a stiff thigh muscle.

* Real Madrid are interested in Marseille captain Lorik Cana, according to French media reports, which claim the Albania midfielder had been watched several times by members of Real's staff.

* Paris St Germain, third from bottom and badly needing points from their trip to Caen on Saturday, will miss midfielder Jerome Rothen who is sidelined with a sore calf muscle.

* PSG has said officials would meet representatives of all groups of supporters before the end of the season in a effort to clean up the club's image.

* Sochaux, who visit Lens on Saturday, have cancelled a tour of China scheduled for later this month, saying the media exposure surrounding the warm-up to the Beijing Olympics left no place for any other sports event.

Reuters