Like most big European clubs participating in a continental competition, Paris Saint-Germain must face a hellish schedule. Winner of OGC Nice on Saturday (1-0) during the 11th day of the championship, the European champion will host Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening for a real shock at the top. And that’s not all, since before the truce, and a few days after this duel against the Bavarians, Luis Enrique’s men will have to travel to Lyon.
Then will come the selection matches, with the fear of a new FIFA virus and that players will be injured while defending the colors of their country, then new major matches, against Tottenham and Monaco to conclude the month of November. Suffice to say that Luis Enrique, who has often had to tinker in recent weeks between injuries and the rest granted to certain players, will need his entire squad for all these big meetings. Will the Spaniard be able to count on Ousmane Dembélé, at least against Bayern?
Dembélé was already unwell
The question deserves to be asked since Saturday, at the end of the match and in images revealed by League 1+Ousmane Dembélé confided to his partners that he was unwell: “I have pain in my ischio. I’m in too much pain”. Behind, PSG has not yet communicated, just as Luis Enrique was quite evasive at a press conference. “You have to stay calm, watch your feelings. Whether he plays ten or twenty minutes, he is impressive, and we are happy to see his development”launched the former coach of La Roja and Barça.
Away from the field for a month and a half between the beginning of September and the end of October, the Ballon d’Or returned to the field on October 21 against Leverkusen. Since then, he had only started once in the four matches played, and had notably felt uncomfortable against Lorient on Wednesday evening, which partly explains why he started on the bench yesterday. Will he be available to challenge Bayern? We should know quickly, but what is certain is that it still seems far from being 100%…
