Lionel Messi will play no part in Paris Saint-Germain's trip to ESTAC Troyes on Sunday, with Hugo Ekitiké favourite to partner Kylian Mbappé in the champions' attack at the Stade de l'Aube.
ESTAC Troyes - Paris Saint-Germain
- Kick-off: 18:45 GMT
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Messi has enjoyed a fine season with PSG, contributing 15 goals and 15 assists from his 28 games in Ligue 1 Uber Eats, but he has been suspended by the club after an unsanctioned trip to Saudi Arabia following last Sunday's 3-1 loss to FC Lorient.
Paris remain top of the table, five points clear of second-placed Olympique de Marseille with only 15 left to play for, Football Advisor Luis Campos has called for the squad to focus for the run-in.
Campos: 'We must have a reaction'
"I found a very disappointed dressing room today and what I expect from everyone is a reaction," he said after the Lorient reverse.
Watch: Highlights of PSG's 3-1 loss to Lorient
PSG are significantly short-handed against a team they beat 4-3 in October's reverse fixture. Neymar Jr. won't play again this season after undergoing ankle surgery, and now Nuno Mendes finds himself in the same boat after injuring his hamstring against Lorient.
Right-back to the drawing board
Achraf Hakimi is suspended after being sent off last weekend. With Nordi Mukiele (thigh) and Timothée Pembélé (knee) also missing, midfielder Carlos Soler could be asked to do a job at right wing-back.
Whilst PSG are closing on the title, Troyes are fighting for survival. With four sides getting relegated from Ligue 1 Uber Eats this season, Patrick Kisnorbo's side are 10 points adrift of safety.
Watch: Highlights of Troyes' 1-0 loss to Nice
L'ESTAC lost 1-0 to OGC Nice last Sunday and haven't won since beating RC Strasbourg Alsace 3-2 in January, 18 games ago. Patrick Kisnorbo knows his side will have his work cut out.
Kisnorbo worried
"When you're at the highest level, against a great team, you can't play [poorly]," he said. "We've been starting games better recently, conceding less, but we've been missing some things."
Troyes are without Renaud Ripart and Florian Tardieu (both Achillles), Abdu Conté (illness) and Karim Azamoum (cruciate ligament), but Kisnorbo does at least welcome Rominigue Kouamé back from suspension. The Mali international should replace Xavier Chavalerin in midfield.
Possible teams
Troyes: Gallon; Zoukrou, Rami, Palmer-Brown; Bruus, Kouamé, Agoumé, Larouci; Odobert, Reine-Adélaïde; M. Baldé
PSG: Donnarumma; Marquinhos, Ramos, Danilo; Soler, Vitinha, Fabian, Verratti, Bernat; Ekitiké, Mbappé