Second-placed Olympique Lyon welcome Olympique Marseille in the highlight of the weekend's action on Sunday but will miss defenders Antony Reveillere (pictured) and Francois Clerc as well as Bosnian playmaker Miralem Pjanic through injury.
Promoted Montpellier, who visit Valenciennes on Saturday, have been ordered to play a home game being closed doors after their fans threw fireworks onto the pitch during a game at Nice in August. Montpellier sit a surprising fourth in the league.
"I'll see what the situation is during the transfer window," he told French sports daily L'Equipe. "If I'm still on the bench and don't play a game, I'd rather go elsewhere."
Grenoble have lost all 11 matches to start the season - one more defeat and they would emulate Manchester United's mark for consecutive defeats to start a season. The English side suffered 12 losses in a row to start the 1930-31 season, a record for a major European league.
