Kalou absent for Auxerre

AJ Auxerre midfield player Bonaventure Kalou will miss the return leg of the French club's UEFA Cup second-round tie against FC Utrecht with a thigh injury.

Rest needed
Although he was rested for Auxerre's 3-0 win against EA Guingamp at the weekend, the 24-year-old Ivory Coast international has not recovered from the injury, which he picked up during the first leg in Utrecht, which finished 0-0. "He will have rest for two to three weeks," said Auxerre coach Guy Roux.