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PARIS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ligue 1 side Nice suffered a huge blow as their top scorer Alassane Plea would miss out the rest of the season due to a knee injury, the club announced on its official website on Tuesday.
"Injured during the fixture between Rennes-Nice, Alassane Plea will be unavailable for the rest of the season," said the Nice club.
The 23-year-old forward Plea, who had 11 goals so far, picked up the injury to his right knee at Roazhon Park against Rennes, before he was forced off and replaced by Anastasios Donis before the interval.
Undergoing several medical checks over the past few days, including an arthroscopy on Monday in Lyon, Plea was examined to miss out the remaining games on the schedule.
The news came as much disappointment for third-ranked Nice in their contest for the French league title against Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain. The team will host Montpellier on Friday without their two crucial boys on the attacking front as Italian striker Mario Balotelli was sent off for talking in an inappropriate manner to match referee last weekend against Lorient.
