PSG in dire straits before the big battle with Barca, losing both Dembele and Doue

Right at the beginning of the season, the "FIFA virus" devastated the PSG squad, when Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue missed the big match against Barca due to injury.

PSG has just suffered a serious loss ahead of the big match with Barcelona in the second round of the 2025/26 Champions League group stage: Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue are injured.

According to the medical report, Dembele suffered a serious injury to his right hamstring in France's 2-0 win over Ukraine in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe.

Dembele cannot play against Barca. Photo: Imago

Dembele is expected to be out for six weeks. The Frenchman was a key player in Luis Enrique's squad last season and has continued to explode in the early stages of this season.

Not having Dembele - a candidate for the 2025 Golden Ball - will be a difficult loss to make up for for coach Luis Enrique, who was recently hospitalized after a bicycle accident.

At the same time, the “FIFA virus” also forced Doue to sit out for about 4 weeks due to a calf injury.

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This is extremely bad news, in the context that Doue exploded right from the first season in Paris, making a great contribution to bringing PSG to the historic Champions League championship.

Wide range of activity, excellent dribbling ability and boldness in front of goal help Doue be likened to the new Neymar, becoming a key factor of the capital team.

The devastation caused by the “FIFA virus” has deprived Luis Enrique of important attacking options when he leads PSG back to Camp Nou to face his old team Barca on October 1 (2am October 2, Hanoi time).

In the coming weeks, Luis Enrique must experiment with Goncalo Ramos, Bradley Barcola and Warren Zaire-Emery to create balance in attack.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/psg-dieu-dung-dau-barca-cup-c1-mat-dembele-va-doue-2440035.html