Dembele set for PSG return after six weeks out

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarterfinal football match between France's Paris Saint-Germain and Germany's Bayern Munich at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on July 5, 2025. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

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Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele is in line to make his
return from injury for Paris Saint Germain against Bayer Leverkusen in the
Champions League
The news will come as a welcome boost for PSG coach Luis
Enrique, whose side has been struggling with injuries this season.
Dembele, 28, has been out for six weeks with a hamstring
problem he suffered on international duty with France in early September.
He had been recuperating at a specialist clinic in Qatar and
returned to training last week.
He missed out on PSG's entertaining 3-3 draw against
Strasbourg on Friday but is part of the first team squad for Tuesday's match in
Germany, the source said.
PSG published images of Dembele training normally on
Saturday.
The reigning European and French champions welcomed back
forwards Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who was a substitute, against
Strasbourg.
They are, however, still missing midfield duo Fabian Ruiz
and Joao Neves, although some media have reported that captain Marquinhos has
travelled to Germany with the squad.
"I don't know when the injured players will
return," Luis Enrique had said on Thursday, adding that the club did not
want to "take risks with the players' health".
They have made a strong start to their Champions League
defence, beating Atalanta and Barcelona in their opening two matches, while
Leverkusen drew with FC Copenhagen and PSV Eindhoven.
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