Olympique Lyon will be without playmaker Yoann Gourcuff and defender Cris when they host Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, the seven-times champions said on their website.
Gourcuff is suffering from a nasty bruise between his ankle and calf following a tackle in their 3-0 Champions League defeat at Schalke 04 on Wednesday, while centre back Cris has not recovered from a knee injury.
Paris Saint-Germain will rely on their away form when they travel to Lyon, midfielder Claude Makelele told the club's website.
"We have been playing very well away from our turf. We have already showed that we were able to win at teams that are gunning for the title," the former French international said.
"It changes a lot of things for them. They are going to be with their captain and a key player in their system again," Lille midfielder Rio Mavuba told his club's website.
"I have no desire at all to leave in January. If we play the Champions League (next season), I will take it into account," Hazard told sports daily L'Equipe.
"I can only see that they are efficient and that they are in the (title) race even if it has been said that it was not a great pleasure seeing them play," Girard told Montpellier's website.
