Will Ousmane Dembélé be present at the Parc des Princes next Wednesday to take part in the semi-final return of the Champions League between Paris and Arsenal? At this hour, nothing is less certain alas. Out of injury Tuesday evening at the 70e Minute, the only goal scorer to go to London (0-1, 4e) suffers from a muscle alert with hamstrings.
More specifically, it is at the level of the right thigh that the tricolor international felt embarrassment in the second half. And if he seems to have stopped in time, suffering from any muscle tear a priori, it is the precautionary principle that must be applied now. Starting with this weekend in the league against Strasbourg.
This Thursday, Ousmane Dembélé did not train the day after a day of rest. And his return to collective sessions does not seem planned before next week. For Luis Enrique and his technical staff, it will then be time to make a decision in complete conscience and knowledge of the facts. Can the tricolor international reasonably play next Wednesday against the Gunners?
No risk will be taken with Dembélé
In the immediate future, and for the coming days, the answer is no. Confirmed by the former doctor of the French team Fabrice Bryand, surveyed today by the team. “” If he felt something, it is because his nervous system sent him an alert message. We cannot say that nothing has happened, resets and saying: “It left”, no. Do not reassure yourself by putting it on the ground and saying, we see what it gives. It would be the worst options. In this type of situation, there is not much to do. There is a period of regeneration, of rest to be respected, which can be accompanied by care. And there, it's up to Dame Nature to do her job … »»
PSG has another six days to be fixed, and 100% sure that the evil is dismissed. A muscle injury at this stage of the season would probably be synonymous with the end of the exercise. Excluding clubs (June 14, July 14) naturally. One month before a possible Champions League final (May 31 in Munich), Parisians cannot afford the slightest risk.
