Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc faces a dilemma for the visit of third-from-bottom Valenciennes on Friday night.
The French league leaders should have enough in reserve to overcome their relegation-threatened opponents but, just four days away from a Champions League trip to Germany where they meet in-form Bayer Leverkusen, Blanc could be tempted to rest some of his regulars.
With a five-point cushion over second-placed Monaco, after holding the Principality side to 1-1 draw last week, PSG would be expected to coast it against their struggling opponents.
But Blanc may still ring the changes, with star striker Zlatan Ibrahmovic complaining of back pains which restricted his movement in Monaco and new signing Yohan Cobaye needing game time to blend into the formation.
However, Blanc can ill-afford to lose Ibrahimovic's strike power, particularly in the continuing absence of Edinson Cavani, although he will still want the Swedish star to be at his prolific best in Germany.
Similarly, Brazilian defender Marquinhos could find himself thrust into action in place of the injured Christophe Jallet, with Zoumana Camara also doubtful and Javier Pastore's fine performance in Monaco should see him get another run out.
PSG have been rather less convincing since their return from the winter break than they were in the early season, and Blanc puts it down to tiredness.
But it is "mental not physical fatigue", he explained.
"We need to rediscover a certain freshness," he said. "We're in the habit of playing League matches before Champions League matches, and this is just the same as all the rest."
Valencienns coach Ariel Jacobs sees his side's chances in the fact that PSG "are already thinking about the Champions League".
But he admitted: "We're going to have be at 250 percent", while hoping that the Paris side "are only at 70 percent".
For their part, Valenciennes, desperate for points to avoid the drop, are likely to be forced to field a below-strength side, with Mody Traore and Opa Nguette likely to miss out after picking up injuries in the confidence-boosting 2-1 win over Nice last weekend.
Their other injury worries after that game, Matthieu Dossevi, Rudy Mater, Abdou Camara and Arthur Masuaku are, however, said to be on the mend and ready to feature in the squad at the Parc des Princes.
