France roundup-Bordeaux without Micoud for final fixture

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - Brief news from Ligue 1 ahead of Saturday's final round of matches (1850 GMT):

• Second-placed Girondins Bordeaux, who trail leaders Olympique Lyon by two points, will be without playmaker Johan Micoud when they travel to struggling Racing Lens.

The 34-year-old Micoud, whose contract has not been renewed and expires at the end of the season, has been ruled out of the game with a calf injury.

Bordeaux will also be missing midfielder Alejandro Alonso, who is out with a groin injury.

• Lyon's hopes of clinching a record seventh consecutive title with a draw or win at AJ Auxerre have been hampered by winger Sidney Govou's suspension.

However, midfielders Jeremy Toulalan and Juninho shrugged off minor problems this week and will be able to play.

• Nancy will achieve the club's highest league finish if they beat Stade Rennes to seal third place and a berth in the Champions League qualifying round.

In the 1976/77 season, a side led by France great Michel Platini finished fourth in the former Division One.

"I'm dreaming. I have yet to realise this team can achieve such great things," club president Michel Rousselot said.

• Fourth-placed Olympique Marseille take on relegated Racing Strasbourg but will have one eye on the Nancy game, hoping Rennes can grab at least a draw in Lorraine.

"It is our last game in front of our fans and we want to celebrate but it means Rennes must grab something at Nancy," defender Ronald Zubar told the club's Web site (www.om.net).

Marseille are a point behind Nancy in the standings.

• Lens fullback Nadir Belhadj believes his side's game against Bordeaux will be a matter of life and death.

"Our lives depend on this match. We have a duty to the club and must save it," he told the club's Web site (www.rclens.fr).

Lens will avoid relegation 10 years after capturing their only title if they beat Bordeaux while Paris St Germain or Toulouse fail to grab three points in their respective games.

• Paris St Germain will make sure they stay in Ligue 1 if they beat Sochaux away.

• Toulouse, level on points with Lens with a better goal difference and trailing PSG by one point, host Valenciennes, knowing that a victory would almost certainly ensure their survival in the top flight. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by John O'Brien)