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·1 October 2024
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·1 October 2024
Luis Enrique has decided to drop Ousmane Dembélé for Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Champions League encounter against Arsenal on Tuesday, with the Frenchman not even making the trip to London.
The reasons for Dembélé’s omission are unclear. Whilst L’Équipe have reported an argument between the France international and the PSG manager post-match on Friday, the latter denied such an incident, instead insinuating that Dembélé had not “respected [his] obligations towards the team.”
Lee Kang-in may replace Dembélé on the right wing. Unsurprisingly, Bradley Barcola will play on the left, whilst Marco Asensio is expected to keep his place through the middle. Vitinha, Désiré Doué, and Gianluigi Donnarumma have all returned from injury. The former two may have to settle for places on the bench. Donnarumma, however, is set to reclaim the No.1 jersey from Matvey Safonov.
Gianluigi Donnarumma; Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi; João Neves, Fabián Ruiz, Warren Zaïre-Emery; Bradley Barcola, Marco Asensio, Lee Kang-in. (L’Éq)