RSS
ATOM
advertisement
Yoann Gourcuff To Miss Bordeaux-Juventus, Jeremy Toulalan Out Of Lyon’s Fiorentina Date
Les Girondins and OL have been hit with important injury problems prior to their big midweek games. As well as Gourcuff, Blanc is also sweating over another key component to his squad...
| Bet: | Returns: | Parma £48.00 | Draw £34.00 | Juventus £17.50 |
|
| Bet: | Returns: | Parma £50.00 | Draw £33.00 | Juventus £18.00 |
|
| Bet: | Returns: | Parma £50.00 | Draw £35.00 | Juventus £17.30 |
|
| Bet: | Returns: | Parma £53.50 | Draw £34.50 | Juventus £18.00 |
|
Nov 23, 2009 9:28:56 AM
Two of France’s finest clubs go into Champions League ties in midweek shorn of vital players. Girondins de Bordeaux will be without Ligue 1 Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or nominee Yoann Gourcuff for their hosting of Italian giants Juventus, while Olympique Lyonnais will not be able to boast Jeremy Toulalan in their ranks when they tackle Fiorentina.
Gourcuff is absent from the midweek encounter with an adductor problem, the same injury that caused him to miss les Girondins' 1-0 home defeat by Valenciennes – their first league loss at Stade Chaban-Delmas for two years.
“Basically, the nature of the injury is less important [than his previous issue], but it appears that on Wednesday he will not be present. It is a certainty,” head coach Laurent Blanc explained to Football365 after the loss at the weekend.
Moreover, Bordeaux could also be shorn of important forward Marouane Chamakh, who limped off in the first half of Saturday’s game.
“We want to be certain that there is no injury to his abdomen or groin,” the coach asserted.
In central France, meanwhile, Jeremy Toulalan continues to battle an adductor concern of his own. Reports suggest that he had been playing through the pain barrier when turning out for OL during the autumn, and now that their injury crisis is more or less over, he will focus on his own recuperation.
Claude Puel released his squad on the club’s official website, and the destructive midfielder was not named in the panel of 20.
Lyon face Fiorentina on Tuesday. Bordeaux welcome Juventus on Wednesday. Both French sides would secure top spot in their respective groups if they were to win in midweek.
Robin Bairner, Goal.com
Gourcuff is absent from the midweek encounter with an adductor problem, the same injury that caused him to miss les Girondins' 1-0 home defeat by Valenciennes – their first league loss at Stade Chaban-Delmas for two years.
“Basically, the nature of the injury is less important [than his previous issue], but it appears that on Wednesday he will not be present. It is a certainty,” head coach Laurent Blanc explained to Football365 after the loss at the weekend.
Moreover, Bordeaux could also be shorn of important forward Marouane Chamakh, who limped off in the first half of Saturday’s game.
“We want to be certain that there is no injury to his abdomen or groin,” the coach asserted.
In central France, meanwhile, Jeremy Toulalan continues to battle an adductor concern of his own. Reports suggest that he had been playing through the pain barrier when turning out for OL during the autumn, and now that their injury crisis is more or less over, he will focus on his own recuperation.
Claude Puel released his squad on the club’s official website, and the destructive midfielder was not named in the panel of 20.
Lyon face Fiorentina on Tuesday. Bordeaux welcome Juventus on Wednesday. Both French sides would secure top spot in their respective groups if they were to win in midweek.
Robin Bairner, Goal.com
| Sign up with 188BET for a FREE bet up to £25 – Great Prices, Every Game |
|
| Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! |
|
| Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25 |
|
| Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200 |
|
| Sign up with Paddy Power for a free bet up to £50 |
|
Thank you for your comment!
Please enter your name
Please enter your location
Please share your comment!
7 Comments
Advertisement
Inside Goal.Com
-
Capello remains one of the greats of the game
After tasting success wherever he had gone previously, the coach will look upon his time at Wembley as an incomplete job rather than a complete failure
-
Can Suarez repeat Cantona's grand comeback?
The divisive Uruguayan can look to history when he starts against United on Saturday for the first time since receiving an eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra
-
Key battles: Manchester United v Liverpool
The former Reds defender believes that the Uruguayan must put controversy to the back of his mind when his team face the champions
-
The importance of Champions League qualification
The Ruhr side's remarkable run in Europe's elite tournament saw their revenue unexpectedly soar last season, but some teams are structured to depend on such results to survive
-
Cartoon: Capello's managerial merry-go-round
Goal.com cartoonist Omar Momani gives us his unique take on the football news of the day ...
Advertisement
Advertisement
