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Marseille dealt central defensive dilemma

Olympique Marseille could be without their usual central defensive pairing when they take on AC Ajaccio on Sunday with Souleymane Diawara suspended and Nicolas Nkoulou doubtftul after taking a knock in their Champions League defeat by Arsenal.

Coach Didier Deschamps also has concerns over the fitness of midfielder Lucho Gonzalez and forward Andre Ayew, who also picked up knocks in Wednesday's game.

"We are just talking and at the end of the day, there is nothing," Plasil told reporters earlier this week. "So, it's best that we shut up and work."

Paris Saint-Germain coach Antoine Kombouare said he was still very happy with Javier Pastore's performances despite the Argentine's lacklustre displays in their last two games.

"Obviously we'd like him to be constant over 90 minutes but what he has been showing is still superb," Kombouare told reporters after PSG's 0-0 draw at Slovan Bratislava in the Europa League.