Ousmane Dembélé is suddenly plunged into a time trial between the two matches of the PSG Champions League semi-final against Arsenal. Tuesday evening, after opening the entrance score (4th), the top Parisian striker this season (33 achievements) could not continue in the second period. On the ground, complaining of the hamstrings (the muscles at the back of the thigh), “Dembouz” was replaced by Bradley Barcola (70th).
At the final whistle, Dembélé returned to the field by walking normally and also assured that he was going well when leaving the Emirates Stadium. Luis Enrique's medical staff is not too worried. The French international has not given himself an elongation or a tear, which would have dismissed him for several weeks. He probably felt tiredness in the ischios, he who was many times injured in these parts of the legs during his visit to Barça.
By being a victim of simple muscle fatigue, Ousmane Dembélé can completely be operational for the second round against the Gunners, next Wednesday at the Parc des Princes. The 27 -year -old must give his feeling at the training center this Thursday and, in the best of cases, he will be spared until Saturday and the meeting in Strasbourg (5 p.m.), being probably preserved while PSG is already champion of France before the last three days.
Dembélé, a time of rest to respect
However, a normal resumption of training, which would require sprints, could be fatal. Fabrice Bryand, the former doctor of the Blues, questioned by The teamwarns: “If he felt something, it is because his nervous system sent him an alert message. We cannot say that nothing has happened, reset and say:
»We 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 should not make any mistakes with its number 10 and probably will not. The hamstrings are the most frequently affected muscles in football players and club doctors can make a diagnosis from the first pains felt on the ground. Ousmane Dembélé was not the victim of a breakdown, that is to say a muscle tear, but feeling fatigue at the back of the thigh, he clearly exposes himself to a real injury. One month before the C1 final on May 31 in Munich.
