Author of a decisive entry against Nantes (2-1) on Saturday evening, Ousmane Dembélé will be greatly missed by Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in Dortmund in the Champions League, a match for which he is suspended.
Paris Saint-Germain provided the essentials on Saturday evening by dominating FC Nantes (2-1) at the Parc des Princes, as part of the 15th day of Ligue 1. But the capital club did not necessarily shine in the game before his decisive trip to Dortmund in the Champions League.
While Bradley Barcola opened the scoring at the end of the first period (41st), Mostafa Mohamed equalized for the Canaries (55th). And it was from the bench that the light came for PSG. Four minutes after coming into play, Randal Kolo Muani scored against his former club (83rd), taking a header from Lucas Hernandez that was repelled by Alban Lafont. But it was the entry of Ousmane Dembélé in the 67th minute that really revived Luis Enrique’s team.
PSG prepares to play without Dembélé
Rather sluggish, PSG was awakened by the incessant activity of Dembélé on the right lane. It was he who obtained the free kick on which Kolo Muani’s goal came. The former Barcelona player seems essential to PSG currently, and that is a problem because he will be suspended on Wednesday evening in Dortmund. It was precisely to get used to playing without him that Dembélé started on the bench against Nantes.
“This meeting was completely conditioned by the context of Wednesday’s match which Ousmane will not be able to playexplained Luis Enrique at a press conference, relays Culture PSG. This is why I preferred to start other players in his position, I favored the synergy between the players who will be able to play on Wednesday. I wanted to see Bradley (Barcola) starting with more playing time, giving more minutes to Marquinhos but not too many, to Warren too who will be able to participate. I believe that this evening we were able to achieve the majority of the objectives that we had set for ourselves. No player played more than we wanted. But it is obvious that the absence of Dembélé impacts us because for me he is a unique player. » However, we will have to do without him…
