Lyon come into this game having suffered a heavy defeat to PSG at the weekend, so they will be hoping to get back to winning ways as they host Marseille in the Coupe de France. However, the visitors, who have no chance at catching PSG in the title race, will be taking this match very seriously. For Marseille, who sit in second, the Coupe de France represents their only opportunity at winning any silverware this season. They come into this match unbeaten in their last five Ligue 1 games, with wins in three of those, and Andre Villas-Boas's side overall are unbeaten in their last 15 games across all comps, with wins in 12 of those ties.
Certainly, though, that run could come under strain. Lyon are unbeaten in their last 14 home games against Marseille across all competitions and Marseille tend to lose their head against their bitter rivals. In fact, they've had a man sent off in their last three meetings, so they will need to stay calm in this fixture if they want to edge this contest. The visitors have pretty much a full-strength squad at their disposal and will want to take advantage of a Lyon side still reeling from their 4-2 loss to PSG over the weekend. Rudi Garcia, meanwhile will hope to get the better of his former side, but will have to make do without a crop of key players due to injuries.
Lyon: Memphis Depay, Leo Dubois, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Youssouf Kone, and Oumar Solet are all on the sidelines for the hosts.
Marseille: Only Florian Thauvin is missing for the away side.
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