France face a battle in their Euro 2012 qualifier with Albania on Friday, with injuries to several big names a worry for coach Laurent Blanc.
Blanc s team are on top of the Group D table by just one point from Bosnia and Herzegovina heading into Friday s tussle in Paris.
With the Bosnians hosting Luxembourg the same day, it is likely that things will come down to Tuesday s clash between France and Bosnia in Paris.
Blanc has a host of his best players on the sidelines, however, with strikers Kevin Gameiro and Karim Benzema, winger Franck Ribery and midfielder Blaise Matuidi all missing.
France are also short at the back, with Arsenal s Bacary Sagna forced to withdraw after breaking a leg in English Premier League action on Sunday, and Barcelona defender E…