French dealt double injury blow

France suffered a double blow on Monday ahead of two crucial Euro 2012 qualifiers as midfielders Franck Ribery and Blaise Matuidi were ruled out of both matches because of injury. The duo will miss the Euro 2000 champions' final two qualifiers against Albania on Friday and the potential table-topping decider against Bosnia-Herzegovina next Tuesday. Ribery has injuries to both calves while Matuidi has a left thigh injury which were confirmed by scans on Monday. They join Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, who was also ruled out on Monday with a groin injury. Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna had already been forced to withdraw with a broken leg he suffered in Sunday's Premier League defeat by Spurs - he was replaced by Mathieu Debuchy. France coach Laurent Blanc has yet to decide whether to call up replacements for Ribery, Matuidi and Benzema. The French are top of Group D one point ahead of the Bosnians with both having two matches remaining. Romania are five points adrift of France but could nick top spot if they won both their matches and the other results went their way.