Saturday\'s showpiece in Coupe de la Ligue sees Les Gones take on Les Phoceens at the Stade de France with Didier Deschamps\' men aiming to win the tournament for third time in a row.Lyon boss Remi Garde is without Yoann Gourcuff, Ederson and John Mensah through injury, and the trio have been left out of the party to travel to the capital for the Coupe de la Ligue final.Club captain Cris revealed earlier this week that he is fit for the showpiece at the Stade de France after initially being ruled out for a month, and the Brazilian is included in the squad. Michel Bastos is expected to return to the starting XI after sitting out the 2-1 win over Auxerre last Saturday.Olympique de Marseille\'s Didier Deschamps is able to recall a number of players who were rested in Wednesday\'s 1-3 defeat to Ligue 1 leaders Montpellier. Cesar Azpilicueta has won his fitness battle and is set to line-up in Paris, with Jeremy Morel, Mathieu Valbuena, Morgan Amalfitano and Andre Ayew all set to be renamed in the starting XI after all being named on the bench on Wednesday.Striker Loic Remy is still a major doubt with a thigh injury, and strikers Brandao and Andre-Pierre Gignac are ready to deputise for him, with the Brazilian most likely to be used by Deschamps.With OM suffering 11 defeats in their last 12 games, Saturday represents the last chance for the Provence club to qualify for the Europa League after languishing in 9th place in Ligue 1.
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