Having joined Wigan from Bastia last season, Chimbonda's form in his first season in the Premiership earned him an international call-up from France.

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PSG's next league fixture sees them home to Bastia in a week's time when Beckham could conceivably make his first appearance in their colors.

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Diarra, formerly of Bayern Munich and now with Bastia, is a member of the French under-21 side and played for them as recently as November making him ineligible to play for Mali.

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The visitors' winning goal came in the 50th minute from Argentine Javier Pastore and allows PSG to wrap up the title on Sunday if they record a better result against Valenciennes than second-placed Marseille manage in Saturday's match with Bastia.

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