Marseille manager focused on Coupe de la Ligue semi-final

Didier Deschamps has said that his Marseille players remain fully focused on their Coupe de la Ligue semi-final against Nice despite Sunday's crunch Ligue 1 meeting with Lyon.

Les Phoceens are currently on an 11-match unbeaten run, which has seen them climb to 5th in the table.

Deschamps's men could go third on Sunday with a home win over rivals Lyon.

However, Marseille face bottom side Nice at the Stade Velodrome tonight, vying to book a cup final date with Lyon.

"I'm not even thinking about Sunday's match," said Deschamps.

"Winning titles is always important for the players and we have the chance to get into a final.

"My players are all fully aware of this and they know that it's a very important thing."

Marseille are bidding to win the trophy for a record third consecutive time.