Marseille defender Adil Rami was sorry to see Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar suffer an ankle injury, but is glad his team will not face the Brazilian in the Coupe de France.
Neymar came off on a stretcher during PSG's 3-0 Ligue 1 win over rivals Marseille at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.
The Brazil international is set to miss at least a week, which would rule him out of Wednesday's clash between the teams in the cup.
"It's always better to play a team that do not have their best player," he said, via L'Equipe.
"PSG are a rival, not an enemy. I'm sorry for him.
"The misfortune of some makes the happiness of others. I hope we will benefit, even if they have a deep bench."
Rami believes the result – which helped PSG move 14 points clear at the top – was harsh on his team.
"I think so. I didn't find this team very aggressive," he said. "They scored on their few opportunities. We were able to do better."
