Marseille missing trio

Tuesday 13 December, 2005

Marseille will be without defender Habib Beye and attacking duo Mamadou Niang and Sergio Koke for their UEFA Cup clash with Dinamo Bucharest on Wednesday.

Niang picked up an ankle injury on Saturday after scoring the winning goal against Auxerre, while Beye sustained a similar injury and Koke has a shoulder problem.

The absence of Niang and Koke is likely to highlight Marseille’s problems in attack, with South American flops Andres Mendoza and Christian Gimenez set to be paired up front.

The 2004 finalists are already through to the last 32 and are playing for top spot in Group F after picking up six points from three games.