Lyon suffer Christophe Jallet injury blow

Defender picks up shoulder problem while on France national team duty

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Lyon: Lyon defender Christophe Jallet will be out for up to four weeks with a left shoulder injury, the Ligue 1 club confirmed on Monday.

The 31-year-old, who spent five seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, winning two French titles, picked up the injury while playing for France in their 2-0 friendly victory over Denmark on Sunday.

He is the player to used most often by Lyon coach Hubert Fournier but will now miss league matches against Guingamp, Bastia, Saint-Etienne and Reims.

Lyon are involved in a thrilling battle for the French title, lying one point behind defending champions Paris Saint-Germain, after 30 matches, and with Marseille third a further point adrift.

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