One week earlier than the Barça/PSG shock counting for the second day of the Champions League, 5 absent are already deplored in whole and a number of other different gamers are unsure. Replace on the state of the troops earlier than Barça/PSG on October 1.
Overwhelmed Monday night in Marseille after having succeeded in his debut in Champions League towards the Atalanta Bergame (4-0 victory on the Parc des Princes), PSG receives Auxerre this Saturday night in Ligue 1 earlier than touring subsequent Wednesday in Barcelona to problem a Barça which is able to play two matches by then, one in Oviedo this Thursday and one other towards Actual Sociedad on Sunday.
With out Dembélé and usually with out gifted towards Barça
One week earlier than the shock Barça/PSG, which will likely be disputed in Montjuïc and never at Camp Nou, PSG has two absent sure: Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué, even when a slight hope exists in regards to the second. If we depend on the medical press launch revealed on September 6 by PSG, the day after their accidents with the French workforce, Dembélé and Goué needs to be absent for about 6 weeks for the primary and roughly 4 weeks for the second.
Sacred Ballon d’Or 2025 Monday, Ousmane Dembélé has already retouched the ball, however his return is not going to be precipitated and will intervene after the worldwide break in October, at finest towards Strasbourg on October 17 (which fell 6 weeks after his damage). Désiré Doué is meant to be absent till October 3, so two days after Barça/PSG, and the membership has not given information from its damage just lately.
Sure French media, nevertheless, talked about on the time of his damage a attainable absence of solely three weeks, and never 4, which might theoretically enable him to use for a spot within the group towards Barça, however one week of the match, none parts permits us to consider in his presence in Barcelona, if not a reasonably optimistic article within the Parisian 12 days in the past.
Neves and Barcola again for Barça/PSG?
Two different main gamers from PSG are unsure for touring to Barcelona: João Neves and Bradley Barcola. The Portuguese surroundings was “touched on the left hamstrings” final Wednesday towards the Atalanta Bergamo and was forfeited towards OM. PSG didn’t give any length of unavailability, however specified final Thursday that it was going to remain in care “till subsequent week”, till the present week.
Will the Portuguese be 100% subsequent Wednesday reverse Barça? The query stays. One other uncertainty additionally considerations Barcola, sufferer of a muscle alert final Saturday in coaching and package deal for OM/PSG. The membership has not revealed any medical level regarding him since and a big blur surrounds his state of well being.
Lastly, it might even be needed to observe the state of Nuno Mendes and Vitinha, who obtained many blows in Marseille on Monday night. The Portuguese left aspect was hit violently on the ankle by Timothy Weah, even when he was in a position to end the match, whereas Vitinha obtained a violent coup de Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg on the ankle and completed the match by field.
Barça misplaced two environments earlier than difficult PSG
If PSG will subsequently have no less than two large absent in Barcelona, or much more, Barça isn’t spared both by accidents. Along with the absence of a very long time of his German goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen, operated on the again on the finish of July, Hansi Flick must face the PSG of his two Spanish fields Gavi and Fermin Lopez.
Usually injured in latest months, Gavi has undergone an arthroscopy of his inside meniscus damage this week and the length of his absence is estimated at 4-5 months. A giant blow for Barça and Hansi Flick, who stated a number of days in the past need to make Gavi “the center of his workforce”. Fermin Lopez remained on a good looking double towards Valence earlier than injuring himself on the left psoas-iliac towards Getafe final Sunday.
Balde has resumed, not but Yamal
Along with these three absent sure, Barça has two essential unsure gamers: its left aspect Alejandro Balde and its Lamine Yamal winger. Sufferer of a “slight damage to the femoral biceps of the left thigh” on September 3, Balde has not performed since August 31, however returned to coaching on Tuesday. Undecided, nevertheless, that he’s within the group that can face Oviedo this Thursday in Liga, however there’s a probability that he will likely be there towards PSG in per week.
One other unsure of weight, Lamine Yamal, who ate burgers with Joan Laporta in Paris Monday night after the Golden Ball ceremony and earlier than returning to Barcelona. The Dolphin of Ousmane Dembélé, nevertheless, has no drawback of digestion, however suffers from a pubalgia which made him miss the final three video games of Barça.
Nonetheless absent from coaching this Wednesday, Yamal will likely be forfeited towards Oviedo this Thursday, however in accordance with the Spanish press, he might make his return Sunday towards Actual Sociedad and hopes to be 100% towards PSG subsequent Wednesday.
The absent from Barça/PSG to D-7:
Wounded (5): Dembélé, Goué, Ter Stegen, Gavi, Fermin
Unsure (4): Neves, Barcola, Balde, Yamal
The Surveiller (2): Mendes, Vitinha



























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