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Trial of Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema finishes in Paris with a verdict expected next week.

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The trial of Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema on charges they solicited an underage prostitute has wrapped up with the prosecutor seeking an acquittal.

The prosecutor argued there wasn't enough proof the men were aware self-described escort Zahia Dehar, now 21, was a minor at the time.

The two footballers, who weren't present, face up to three years in prison if found guilty.

Ribery's lawyer insisted the case has no basis, saying Ribery was unfairly targeted, and lamented the crossing of the "barrier between public and private life."

6. 00:30 SOUNDBITE: (French) Carlo Alberto Brusa, Franck Ribery, football player lawyer:
"This is the end of a mediatised trial, it is also the end of a kind of an ordeal and of a kind of nightmare that Mister (Franck) Ribery gone through during years. We are waiting for judgement with impatience; we are confident and we believe that (Ribery's) discharge will be pronounced.

The verdict is expected next week.