Javier Pastore could make a return to action for Paris Saint-Germain when the holders host Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de la Ligue on Wednesday.
Argentina international Pastore has been restricted to 11 club appearances in all competitions this season having battled conjunctivitis and a calf problem.
His most recent ailment is an adductor injury but the former Palermo star is back in training and coach Laurent Blanc will assess Pastore's fitness ahead of the last-16 clash.
"Javier has returned to training with the group," Blanc told a media conference. "We will wait to see if he can be in the squad but we are starting to see the end of his physical problems. It is a good thing for us."
Reserve goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu might be handed a rare start in the tie, a selection that would come against the backdrop of a dreadful error from regular number one Kevin Trapp in Sunday's win over Lyon.
Trapp's misjudgement for Jordan Ferri's 24th-minute goal was ultimately of little consequence as the runaway Ligue 1 leaders stormed to a 5-1 win – Zlatan Ibrahimovic netting a brace to take his club tally to 16 for the season.
Coach Christophe Galtier is refusing to panic, although he might not welcome further cup action after suggesting Saint-Etienne's Europa League commitments are taking their toll.
"We have to support the players and encourage them, be united," he told reporters. "The squad has been weakened and these things happen. You have to be clear-headed in both your analysis and choices of personnel.
"We're struggling in comparison to other seasons. We have played 30 games in the first half of the season – that's a record at Saint-Etienne.
"There's no crisis and I'm not resigned to our fate."
