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Paris Saint-Germain slam 'total lack of consultation' with French Football Federation after Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue injuries
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Published 07/09/2025 at 21:27 GMT+1
Paris Saint-Germain could be without two of their top players for some potentially crucial ties, both in Ligue 1 and the UEFA Champions League. Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele could both miss matches against Marseille and Barcelona in the coming weeks as they suffered injuries against Ukraine on Friday, after they were picked for the French national team.
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Paris Saint-Germain have criticised the French Football Federation after their players Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue suffered injuries on international duty.
The French duo have muscle problems following France’s match against Ukraine, which means they are likely to be out for the next few weeks, including PSG’s UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona on October 1.
Their next match is in Ligue 1 against Lens on September 14, and after that they begin their Champions League defence with a home tie against Atalanta the following Wednesday, before travelling to Marseille on September 21.
Both players are also then likely to miss PSG’s home match against Auxerre on September 27, before the huge European tie against coach Luis Enrique’s former side Barcelona.
Ballon d’Or frontrunner Dembele injured a hamstring in the 81st minute after coming on as a half-time substitute, while Doue had to go off with a calf problem.
The French champions confirmed in a statement that Dembele would be out of action for six weeks, with Doue likely unavailable for selection for the next month.
Their statement read: "Following the confirmation of the injuries to Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue - with significant sporting consequences for both the players and the club - PSG sent a letter to the French Football Federation urgently calling for a new, more transparent and more collaborative sports medical coordination protocol between clubs and the national team, to make players' health and medical support a top priority.
"The club deplores the fact that these medical recommendations were not taken into account by the French national team's medical staff, as well as the total lack of consultation with its medical teams."
French national team boss Didier Deschamps denied he had taken too much risk by fielding the players.
He said: "I was sure he [Dembele] was capable of playing at a high level, otherwise I wouldn’t have played him.
"It’s the other thigh [from the Toulouse injury]. It’s unfortunate, but could’ve happened to another player."
France were 2-0 winners in the match on Friday evening, held in Poland as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Bayern Munich's Michael Olise scored after 10 minutes, with Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe scoring on 82 minutes to secure the three points.
After one match played by all four sides in Group D, Iceland sit top after crushing Azerbaijan 5-0, with France second after their win.
PSG have three wins from three in their league fixtures so far, matched by Lyon's perfect record, with the Champions League winners ahead courtesy of a better goals-scored record so far.
Dembele scored twice in their latest domestic match, a 6-3 victory at Toulouse.
The winner of the Ballon d’Or will be announced on Monday, September 22 later this month.
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