Traoré injury trying for PSG

Centre-back Sammy Traoré will miss the remainder of Paris Saint-Germain FC's UEFA Cup group stage campaign after sustaining a groin injury last weekend.

Brave performance
The 30-year-old, who joined the club from OGC Nice in the summer, withdrew after 60 minutes of Saturday's 2-0 home defeat by FC Girondins de Bordeaux. "The actual pain came on after my first tackle in the first minute but I would not abandon my team-mates," said the Malian. Tests have revealed that Traoré will be forced out of action until the new year, missing the Group G games against Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC, FK Mladá Boleslav and Panathinaikos FC. PSG drew their opening fixture 0-0 away at AFC Rapid Bucuresti.