Striker Guillaume Hoarau will start a match for the first time this season when second-placed Paris St Germain side visit Monaco on Sunday.
Hoarau, who scored 17 goals in his first season in the top flight last term, has made only two brief substitute appearances for PSG so far after recovering from a groin injury sustained last May.
Girondins Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc said he was tired of reading speculation he might become the France coach if Raymond Domenech was sacked. "I understand you want to talk about the France coach but please let me out of this," he told reporters.
With a Champions League clash with Juventus coming up, Blanc could be tempted to rest Yoann Gourcuff, who has just played two games for France, when the champions and leaders welcome Grenoble on Saturday. "He is tired," Blanc said of his playmaker.
"This is not a traditional derby but a match between two sides who share the same spirit and values," coach Philippe Montanier, who joined Valenciennes from Boulogne during the close season, told reporters. "There should be a great atmosphere."
