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Valbuena fit for PSG clash

Olympique Marseille will be able to rely on forward Mathieu Valbuena when they host arch-rivals Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday after the France forward fully recovered from a knee injury.

"I feel good. I came from the bench against Rennes and played 25 minutes against Manchester United. I am fully fit," Valbuena told French sports daily L'Equipe on Friday.

Marseille playmaker Lucho Gonzalez's house was burgled on Thursday, local newspaper La Provence reported on Friday. Gunmen entered Lucho's Aix-en-Provence property and snatched credit cards and valuables before leaving in the player's car.

The club was not immediately reachable for comment.

Midfielder Yann Mvila believes that in these conditions, "a draw would not be that bad".

"If we want to match our ambition to win the title, we must win against one of our rivals. We all want to make up for this (Champions League elimination) and winning that game is the best way," keeper Hugo Lloris told reporters.