PSG/Liverpool – Latest on absentees for the Champions League quarter-finals | OneFootball

On Wednesday April 8 and Tuesday April 14, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool will face off in the quarter-finals of the 2025-2026 Champions League. Before these matches at the Parc des Princes and Anfield, and after the international break, here is an update on the injured players on both sides. The good news is mostly on the Paris side.

PSG –

Rarely, and very welcome indeed, PSG have no additional injuries to report at the end of the international break. There was a scare for Marquinhos (centre-back and captain), who had to pull out of Brazil/France last Thursday, but he was able to start in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday against Croatia without the slightest visible issue.

So, the treatment room currently contains 4 players, although 2 of them could actually be back very soon. Fabian Ruiz (29-year-old midfielder) and Senny Mayulu (19-year-old midfielder) were both seen doing ball work on the pitch in a video published by PSG on Monday evening. They could quickly return to the squad, perhaps as early as this Friday against Toulouse (Matchday 28 of Ligue 1). That still seems a little too soon for the former, who has been out with a knee injury since January 20. The latter suffered calf pain just before the break, so a quick return looks more realistic.

Quentin Ndjantou (18-year-old midfielder) and Bradley Barcola (23-year-old forward) were still working indoors on Monday, and being available for the first leg of the quarter-final does not seem possible. There is still some hope for the return leg, especially for Barcola, who suffered a sprain on March 18 against Chelsea. Ndjantou, who picked up a muscle injury on December 20, had to undergo surgery and is expected to make a more gradual comeback. It is difficult to return in a match of this magnitude.

Liverpool –

The Reds will definitely not have a full squad available. Geovanni Leoni (19-year-old defender) suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in his very first match and is expected back next season. Conord Bradley (22-year-old right-back) also saw his season end in January because of a knee injury.

Wataru Endo (33-year-old midfielder), who injured his ankle, will return sooner, with a comeback hoped for in late May, but that is far too late for this tie. Another issue, and a major one, is that Alisson Becker (33-year-old goalkeeper) is highly doubtful because of a muscle injury just before the break. And the latest bad news came during the break itself, as Jeremie Frimpong (25-year-old right-back) went off injured during the match between the Netherlands and Ecuador. Another problem for a player who has been playing continuously and now risks missing the matches against PSG.

There is still some good news for Liverpool, on both attacking sides. Mohamed Salah (33-year-old forward), who was injured shortly before the break, is expected back as early as this weekend and should therefore be ready for PSG. Alexander Isak (26-year-old striker), who suffered a fractured fibula in December, is said to be very close to returning. Nothing is certain yet for the first leg, but the trend is positive.

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