The international breaks follow one another but are not the same for PSG. In September, the World Cup qualifying matches turned into a disaster for the capital club, culminating in the injuries suffered by Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué during the Blues' match against Ukraine.
This time, no injuries appear to be reported. The Parisians affected by this October window were certainly fewer since Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué, Fabian and Marquinhos were on the sidelines. On the contrary, the international truce allowed the Parisian infirmary to empty.
If Marquinhos, whose return was expected against Strasbourg on Friday, will ultimately have to be patient and wait around ten more days, Fabian Ruiz and Désiré Doué will be back against Strasbourg. The same could be true of Ousmane Dembélé, who returned to the group this week. The Parisian staff, however, do not intend to take any risks with the former Rennais, who had suffered from a “severe injury to the right ischio”.
Bradley Barcola still very uncertain
While he missed the trips to Barça (1-2) and Lille (1-1) after being hit against Auxerre (2-0), Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia took part in the two matches with Georgia, against Spain and Turkey, but could be spared this Friday, his case still causing some concern in the Parisian ranks.
Caution could also be called for regarding Bradley Barcola, who was injured in the thigh against Lille just before the international break and forfeited the Blues' two matches. He has so far limited himself to a few exercises and his presence against Racing is still uncertain. This also applies to Senny Mayulu, also injured in the thigh against Losc, and Joao Neves, on the sidelines since his last minute withdrawal against FC Barcelona due to thigh pain.
