Ukraine v France: PSG player set to benefit from Dembélé’s absence

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·3 de septiembre de 2025

Ukraine v France: PSG player set to benefit from Dembélé’s absence

This Friday evening, the French team faces Ukraine in Poland as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers (kick-off at 8:45 PM, broadcast on TF1). This match involves 5 players from Paris Saint-Germain: Lucas Chevalier, Lucas Hernandez, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola, and Ousmane Dembélé. While the latter is expected to be unavailable, L’Equipe has suggested that a Parisian teammate is likely to be started in his place.

“Among the 23 selected players, only Ousmane Dembélé was absent from the field. Affected by a hamstring issue during Toulouse/PSG, the Parisian forward continued his recovery program with Cyril Moine, the physical trainer, and may not be fully operational. And it is likely that Désiré Doué will take advantage of this. At the end of the training, the coach spoke for a few minutes with the young Parisian, who was particularly inspired and energetic during the session.”

We remain cautious, nothing is certain here. There are still two days of training left, many things can happen, and the hint from the sports newspaper seems a bit thin. Not to mention that Doué was placed as a midfielder on the list by coach Didier Deschamps, although this can quickly change.

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It should be noted that Dembélé is expected to be absent only briefly for this match, which is very encouraging for the future. However, caution is advised after this minor alert.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.