Bastia boss Frederic Hantz urges players to bounce back from Marseille defeat

Bastia manager Frederic Hantz has urged his players to put last weekend's 3-0 defeat to Marseille behind them ahead of tonight's visit to Toulouse.

The 47-year-old said that he has faith in his side's attacking capabilities and challenged them to pull together as a group for this evening's away trip.

"After losing in Marseille, we're on the road to Toulouse, and we'll need to really pull together as a team and stay organised so we can defend well while still getting forward," Ligue1.com quotes him as saying.

"I have a lot of attacking players in my squad; it's a quality group who can play some beautiful football, and it's up to me to find the best balance between attack and defence.

"We want to turn the page on the loss in Marseille show both our fans and ourselves a different side of our game."

Toulouse and Bastia head into the match level on points, occupying 11th and 12th respectively in the league.