Marseille braces for key duel with more injury woes
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April 26, 2011, Tuesday
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OLYMPIQUE Marseille midfielder Stephane Mbia could be out until the middle of May with a leg injury, further weakening the French Ligue 1 champion as it aims to go top with a home win over Nice tomorrow.
Long-time leader Lille's 1-1 draw at FC Lorient on Sunday, the third league game in a row it has failed to win, means Marseille can take over at the top by a point with six matches left with victory in its game in hand.
"The news is not good. Mbia has a problem with his adductor muscle, he is not set to return until mid-May," Marseille coach Didier Deschamps said yesterday.
The injury to the influential Cameroon midfielder comes when Marseille is battling potentially crippling suspensions.
Striker Loic Remy will again be banned against Nice while defender Taye Taiwo, who scored the only goal in Saturday's League Cup final win over Montpellier, could face a maximum six-game suspension.
After the final, the Nigerian chanted a song, including an expletive insulting rival Paris St Germain, but it is unclear when the French league will rule on his case. "In that atmosphere, I sang with the fans not really knowing what I was saying," Taiwo told reporters yesterday having already apologized to PSG.
Charles Kabore also picked up a booking on Saturday and must serve a suspension, although he looks set to be available against Nice with his ban likely to come into force in the May 7 clash with title rival Olympique Lyon.
Third-placed Lyon, seven points behind Lille, also has a game in hand, at home to Montpellier tomorrow.
On Saturday, PSG also missed an opportunity to boost its title chances when it was held to a 2-2 draw at Stade Brest.
PSG also trails Lille by seven.
Long-time leader Lille's 1-1 draw at FC Lorient on Sunday, the third league game in a row it has failed to win, means Marseille can take over at the top by a point with six matches left with victory in its game in hand.
"The news is not good. Mbia has a problem with his adductor muscle, he is not set to return until mid-May," Marseille coach Didier Deschamps said yesterday.
The injury to the influential Cameroon midfielder comes when Marseille is battling potentially crippling suspensions.
Striker Loic Remy will again be banned against Nice while defender Taye Taiwo, who scored the only goal in Saturday's League Cup final win over Montpellier, could face a maximum six-game suspension.
After the final, the Nigerian chanted a song, including an expletive insulting rival Paris St Germain, but it is unclear when the French league will rule on his case. "In that atmosphere, I sang with the fans not really knowing what I was saying," Taiwo told reporters yesterday having already apologized to PSG.
Charles Kabore also picked up a booking on Saturday and must serve a suspension, although he looks set to be available against Nice with his ban likely to come into force in the May 7 clash with title rival Olympique Lyon.
Third-placed Lyon, seven points behind Lille, also has a game in hand, at home to Montpellier tomorrow.
On Saturday, PSG also missed an opportunity to boost its title chances when it was held to a 2-2 draw at Stade Brest.
PSG also trails Lille by seven.
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