France : Ligue 1 injured & suspended list (with statistics)

The table contains following columns, respectively: date when the player was placed on the list, player name, player position, number of games played, number of goals,number of assists, status for the day ("?+" - likely to play; "?" - status uncertain; "?-" - unlikely to play; "-" - will not play). List includes both injured and suspended players.

injuries news

Lens 4.5 : Striker Aruna Dindane will be out of action for six months because of a left knee injury. The Ivory Coast international was carried off the pitch on a stretcher in the second minute of Saturday's 0-0 draw against Monaco after tearing his cruciate ligaments.

Marseille 17.4 : Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew faces an indefinite absence after suffering a left toe injury in training. The 18-year-old will undergo tests to determine the full extent of his problem. Andre Ayew, the son of legendary African player Abedi "Pele" Ayew, has made nine Ligue 1 appearances this season, including six as a substitute.

Lyon 8.4 : Jeremy Toulalan is expected to be out of action for a month after suffering a knee injury during Lyon's 3-1 loss at Marseille last weekend. The France midfielder was hurt in a tackle with international teammate Samir Nasri. Toulalan, 24, is likely to miss four league matches and the French Cup quarter-final against Metz, but will return before the end of the season. He also should be fit for EURO 2008.

Lyon 25.3 : Karim Benzema has been ruled out for two to three weeks because of a knee injury. The France striker fell awkwardly when jumping for the ball for Lyon in their 4-2 win in the French league over Paris Saint-Germain. Lyon said Benzema has a swollen knee. The 21-year-old is the French league's top scorer with 17 goals in 30 appearances this season. Benzema also pulled out of the France squad and was replaced by David Trezeguet for friendlies against Mali and England.

Marseille 24.3 : Midfielder Mathieu Valbuena will be sidelined for more than a week because of a groin strain and will also miss Marseille's match against Lorient next weekend. He limped off in the first half of Saturday's 1-0 home loss to Sochaux in the French league. Valbuena was called up to the national team for the first time by coach Raymond Domenech last week, but now he will miss France's friendly against England on Wednesday.

Rennes 13.3 : Defender Rod Fanni will be out of action until the end of the season. The full-back fractured his ankle during training on Tuesday. Fanni, a regular starter for Rennes, has made 28 league appearances this campaign.

Bordeaux 11.3 : Bordeaux's title hopes suffered another blow with the news that attacking midfielder Wendel could be sidelined for six weeks with an ankle injury. The 25-year-old Brazilian was forced off midway through the second half of Bordeaux's 4-2 defeat at title rivals Lyon last weekend. He will likely miss matches against Strasbourg, Valenciennes, Nancy, Rennes and Caen. Wendel has scored nine goals in 27 league games this season, including four in his last two outings.

Marseille 19.2 : Midfielder Benoit Cheyrou will miss the UEFA Cup trip to Spartak Moscow after spraining his ankle during Sunday's 2-1 league win over Paris Saint-Germain. Details of the injury were not immediately available and it's not yet known how long he'll be sidelined. Cheyrou played a key role in last week's 3-0 home victory over Spartak, scoring the first goal and setting up Taye Taiwo for the second. Marseille will also be without defender Julien Rodriguez for Thursday's match, again because of a sprained ankle.

Marseille 9.2 : Olympique de Marseille playmaker Samir Nasri suffered a minor ankle sprain during Tuesday's friendly draw between France and Congo in Marbella. The 20-year-old is expected to miss Ligue 1 trip to Nice on Sunday.

Marseille 5.2 : Algerian international midfielder Karim Ziani will be sidelined for at least ten days after picking up a knee injury. The 25-year-old damaged the joint in training last week. Ziani has scored one goal in 18 league appearances since moving to Marseille from Sochaux last summer.

Marseille 24.1 : Defender Ronald Zubar could be sidelined for a month after suffering a thigh injury in training. The 22-year-old centre-back has made 13 league appearances this season. Zubar also featured twice in the UEFA Champions League, where Marseille finished third in Group A to enter the UEFA Cup knockout stage.

Lyon 23.1 : Lyon should again have to make do without Brazil midfielder Juninho when they welcome Lorient on Wednesday. Juninho fractured a toe of his left foot in his team's 1-0 League Cup quarter-final defeat at Le Mans last week and was sidelined when Lyon went on to slump to a 3-0 Ligue 1 defeat at Lens on Sunday. Lyon, meanwhile, are looking for a replacement for Brazilian defender Cleber Anderson, whose season is over after knee surgery.

Bordeaux 22.1 : Midfielder Fernando Menegazzo will be sidelined for a month after sustaining a knee injury during last weekend's league victory at Le Mans. The 26-year-old Brazilian international, one of the inspirations behind Bordeaux's good run of form, will also miss his team's UEFA Cup trip to Anderlecht on February 13. Fernando has made 21 league appearances this season, scoring once.

Lyon 19.1 : Brazilian defender, 27, is to undergo surgery on his right knee, ruling him out of the remainder of the season. He had a scan on Friday which revealed damage to cruciate knee ligaments. Anderson sustained the injury against Le Mans in the French League Cup two days before. Anderson was signed last summer from Benfica to cover for compatriot Cris, who suffered a similar injury in August. Cris only resumed training this week and is expected to return to action next month.

Lyon 4.12 : Switzerland defender Patrick Muller will likely miss the rest of the season and EURO 2008 in his home country because of a long-term injury. The 30-year-old was hurt during a reserve team game at the weekend with scans revealing a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Muller played in only two competitive games this season.