Olympique Marseille will be without forward Bakary Kone and midfielders Benoit Cheyrou (pictured) and Fabrice Abriel when they host Olympique Lyon on Sunday after the three picked up injuries in their team's 2-1 home defeat to Benfica in the Europa League on Thursday.
Abriel is suffering from a groin injury and will be out for two weeks while Kone picked up a thigh injury and will be sidelined for 10 days.
Defeat at Olympique Marseille would not bury Olympique Lyon's chances of winning an eighth Ligue 1 title, said Sweden midfielder Kim Kallstrom.
"Even if there is a lot at stake, I do not think it will be over for us if we lose," Kallstrom told Lyon's website.
"Victory would be good for our confidence and it would put a lot of pressure on our rivals."
St Etienne will be without Christophe Landrin when they host Nancy on Saturday after their key midfielder picked up a groin injury during training, L'Equipe reported on Friday.
Striker Peguy Luyindula is a doubt for Paris Saint-Germain's trip to Nice on Saturday with knee pain.
