Goalkeeper Fabien Barthez is remaining upbeat despite Marseille recent Coupe de France disappointment and is convinced his side have what it takes to finish the season on a high.

The Mediterranean giants lost 2-1 to arch-rivals Paris St Germain in Saturday's final and now take on Auxerre in Ligue 1 on Wednesday as they continue their attempts to claim a place in Europe for next season.

"Against Auxerre, we should not even ask ourselves if we can bounce back or not - we must bounce back," said Barthez on www.olympiquedemarseille.com.

"Before the final, I said to the team that whatever the result against PSG, there was still a place in the Champions League at stake in the league.

"We lost the final but that's football. We must put this behind us and move on.

"Wednesday's match is important. There are three matches left. The season is not over because we lost on Saturday."

Marseille are sixth in the table, three points adrift of a place in the Champions League qualifying round.

Barthez is aware some of his team-mates were strongly affected by Saturday's loss but he is trying to remain positive.

"We can book a ticket to the Champions League so we now have to roll up our sleeves," added the France goalkeeper.

"If we finish third, there will still be a lot of good moments to experience. No-one will think about the final after that.

"We must not spoil everything and think it's over. We still can do something and we should not have any regrets."

Marseille will be without Mickael Pagis, who is ruled out of action for the rest of the season with a sprained right knee.

The striker picked up the knock during the cup final and is unavailable for three weeks.

"This is a huge blow," said Toifilou Maoulida, who scored his side's consolation goal in Paris.

"Mickael Pagis is a key element in the team. He is the one we rely on in attack.

"Now we will have to adapt and play differently."

Auxerre coach Jacques Santini has named a 17-man squad for the match, although Rene Bolf and goalkeeper Sebastien Hamel are out injured.

Auxerre are lying one place and two points behind Marseille in the table but a winless run of five matches has threatened to derail their European ambitions.