Monaco (AFP)
Monaco, 19th in Ligue 1, will move to Reims without his two fitness strikers, Wissam Ben Yedder and Islam Slimani, both injured Saturday night, during the 6th day of Ligue 1.
Ben Yedder, scorer with the France team against Andorra and author of three goals for Monaco this season, suffers from a hematoma in the hip, following a blow against Marseille last Sunday. Hit by Jordan Amavi, he was forced out in the 56th minute.
Islam Slimani, meanwhile, is a victim of "general fatigue" and more particularly of an embarrassment to a calf, according to the coach Leonardo Jardim. "He did not pre-season and is forced to make 90-minute games," said Jardim of the Algerian striker who scored three goals in L1, as Ben Yedder.
Both players could however be awarded for the derby against Nice next Tuesday.
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