Ayew to miss Bordeaux clash

French Ligue 1 leaders Olympique Marseille will miss their influentiual Ghanaian midfielder Andre Ayew when they face Bordeaux in a top-of-the-table clash against at home tomorrow. Ayew has been ruled out of action for the next two weeks with a thigh injury sustained last Saturday when he captained Ghana against Uganda in Kampala.

Marseille coach Marcelo Bielsa must wait with second placed Paris Saint-Germain in position to move top of the table last night with a trip to ninth-placed Metz.

PSG were boosted by the return of superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who came on as a second-half substitute in the 2-0 victory over Marseille in their last outing, and their talisman scored his first goal, since returning from a heel injury, while on international duty for Sweden against Montenegro.

Third-placed Lyon can also move ahead of Marseille tomorrow as they take a five-match winning streak to Corsica and a fixture against sixth-from-bottom Bastia this afternoon.

Alexandre Lacazette has been the star man for Hubert Fournier's seven-time champions and went ahead of Gignac in the scoring charts last weekend with his 11th goal during the 3-1 home win over relegation-threatened Brittany side Guingamp.

tomorrow’s slate of three matches includes a key tie at La Beaujoire stadium where fifth placed Nantes host a Saint-Etienne side who are just a point behind the Canaries going into the weekend.

Montpellier host Toulouse in a battle of southern clubs in the penultimate match on the weekend schedule while there are four other matches this evening.

Basement dwellers Lorient await second from bottom Lens in a crucial battle at the wrong end of the table while Rennes travel to Guingamp, Monaco are at home to Caen and Nice and Reims meet on the Cote d'Azur.

Lille's home match against Evian has been postponed until January 7 because of France facing Switzerland in the tennis Davis Cup final this weekend.