The subject somewhat faded into the background, because the main news concerned Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, seriously injured in the right knee, and absent for many months. But Ousmane Dembélé also went out injured against FC Barcelona, holding his left thigh.
The day after the match, Paris Saint-Germain indicated that their striker “will remain in care for the next few weeks. » As for RMC and Le Parisien, Ousmane Dembélé’s absence is estimated at around three weeks. A fairly standard time frame for this type of injury.
If this timing is respected, the reigning Ballon d’Or, for a few days in progress, will miss the next three days of Ligue 1 (Lyon, Le Havre, Troyes), and the trip to Villarreal in the Champions League. His return could take place against Nice (November 21), at the end of the international break.
Dembélé, an absence that comes at a bad time for the Blues
The international break, in fact, let’s talk about it. It is almost certain that Ousmane Dembélé will stay warm at the PSG Campus, and will not join the French team at Clairefontaine. Zinédine Zidane must give his list for the next rally in just two weeks. “Dembouz” will probably not have played again by then, and the coach (as he did in September with Aurélien Tchouameni) should play the card of caution with a returning player.
It’s a tile for the Blues, who will have to do without Dembélé in Italy and against Turkey, for the end of the group stage of the League of Nations. It’s a hard blow, above all, for the player. At the end of the four matches of the last international window, Désiré Doué and Michael Olise had made an impression, to the point that we wondered if there was not going to be a battle between Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé for the last place in the attacking trio, in the center. The Madrilenian will have the opportunity to show himself in November, and Dembélé could see the Blues attack build without him…
