Bordeaux faces Juventus without Gourcuff

Juventus won’t be bothered by Yoann Gourcuff on Wednesday night. A groin injury prevents the Bordeaux midfielder from facing Juventus in their Champions League encounter.

Gourcuff suffered his injury during the home match of the French national team against Ireland and also missed Saturday’s match against Valenciennes (0-1 loss). “It’s not as bad as we feared, but he won’t be able to play against Juventus,” said Bordeaux boss Laurent Blanc.

The coach could also be shorn of Marouane Chamakh, the Moroccan striker who limped off in the first half of Saturday’s game. “We want to be certain that there is no injury to his abdomen or groin,” Blanc asserted.