Ousmane Dembele and several Paris Saint-Germain players are currently managing injuries ahead of their Champions League final against Arsenal
Luis Enrique has six Paris Saint-Germain injury worries to contend with ahead of the Champions League final against Arsenal. The two teams are set to meet in Budapest next Saturday, with Enrique hopeful that a number of his key players are fit enough to feature.
Ousmane Dembele is PSG’s biggest concern after he was forced off in the first half of his side’s Ligue 1 defeat to Paris FC last Sunday. Enrique revealed after the match that it was a precautionary substitution, with the PA Sport news agency noting that his calf issue is being monitored by the club.
They have also stated that Achraf Hakimi – who has missed the three weeks with a thigh injury – is looking to return to team training. The 27-year-old has taken part in some individual sessions over the past few days.
Willian Pacho and Nuno Mendes have also returned to the grass recently with the duo not featuring since the second leg win over Bayern Munich. Despite the fact that all three have missed a number of games, they are expected to feature in Budapest.
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Though neither would likely start the final, second-choice goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier and young winger Quentin Ndjanto are also on track to overcome minor problems.
PSG played their final domestic match of the season last weekend and are thus planning to arrange an internal friendly to keep up match sharpness before facing Arsenal.
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On that matter, Luis Enrique said: “The program is not yet fully established. We’re going to do a little bit of everything. Rest too, because that’s important. We should also play a small friendly match, among ourselves.”
Arsenal meanwhile, face Crystal Palace in their final Premier League match of the season with the title already secured following Manchester City’s draw at Bournemouth.
Mikel Arteta’s squad were at the training ground to watch that game with jubilant scenes taking place well into the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Jurrien Timber was involved in those and was also captured jumping up and down in celebration. The Netherlands international has missed the last few months with injury but Arteta is hopeful he can feature.
He said earlier this month: “Jurrien has been dealing with this for quite some time. He is now training again to see if he can make the Champions League final and if he is available for the World Cup. It doesn’t look rosy at the moment.”
Ben White has already been ruled out while Mikel Merino is also facing a race against time to feature. Riccardo Calafiori handed Arteta a boost on Monday when he started the win over Burnley after being forced off the previous weekend against West Ham.
