{"id":6106,"date":"2025-09-06T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/psg-could-visit-barcelona-with-two-key-absentees_314605_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:29:28","slug":"psg-could-visit-barcelona-with-two-key-absentees_314605_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/psg-could-visit-barcelona-with-two-key-absentees_314605_102.html","title":{"rendered":"PSG could visit Barcelona with two key absentees ‘thanks’ to the FIFA date"},"content":{"rendered":"
Paris Saint-Germain<\/strong> could suffer two key losses in their attack ahead of the visit to FC Barcelona<\/strong> for the second matchday of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League 25\/26<\/a>. Luis Enrique’s team will travel to Catalonia on October 1, in what will be their first match of the tournament after their debut against Atalanta on September 17.<\/p> Bar\u00e7a, for its part, will make its debut as a visitor against Newcastle<\/strong> on Thursday the 18th, after requesting a special permit from UEFA to play matchday 1 of the league stage away from home. The Blaugrana team hopes to have the Spotify Camp Nou available<\/a> to receive Paris. Otherwise, the match will be played in Montju\u00efc.<\/p> Whatever the venue of the match, PSG has raised all the alarms at the possibility of starting the defense of the Champions League title with two very sensitive absences: Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 and Desir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9<\/strong>. Both ended up injured with France this Friday after the victory of ‘Les Bleus’ against Ukraine (0-2).<\/p> The ‘Mosquito’ arrived at the French camp dragging some discomfort in the left hamstring<\/strong>. For this reason, he was a substitute against Ukraine, but Didier Deschamps decided to put him on after the break to try to close a match that, at that time, was still 0-1 and with Ukraine getting dangerously close to the French area.<\/p> The French finally settled the match with a goal from Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 in the 82nd minute, but Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 had to ask for the change a minute before, due to acute pain in the back of his right thigh<\/strong>. Hugo Ekitike entered in his place and, in the post-match press conference, Didier Deschamps justified his decision to put the Vernon player on despite being coddled.<\/p> “If it was safe that he could play. Also, it’s the other thigh. Although he didn’t feel anything serious. It’s because he was in good condition. <\/strong>Unfortunately, for him, it happened. It can happen to someone who didn’t have anything before,” argued the French coach.<\/p> \ud83d\udea8\u26a0\ufe0f Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 will be out for 6 weeks with muscle injury, reports @FabriceHawkins<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/vgnkyZLx24<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 6, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div> In principle, Ousmane’s injury points to grade 1, with which he will be out of action, at least, between four and six weeks<\/strong>, according to ‘RMC Sport’. This would leave him out of the league matches against Lens, Marseille Auxerre and Lille<\/strong>, while in the Champions League he would also not be available against Atalanta and Bar\u00e7a<\/strong>.<\/p> In this way, ‘Dembouz’ would not arrive in time for the visit to Barcelona, his second with the Paris shirt. In the 23\/24 season, the ‘Mosquito’ was key in the qualification of Luis Enrique’s team against the cul\u00e9s<\/a>, in the quarterfinals (6-4 on aggregate).<\/p> Before PSG’s visit to Bar\u00e7a, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 hopes to receive his first Ballon d’Or<\/a>, on September 22 in Paris. The Parisian ’10’ is, together with Lamine Yamal, the main candidate to win the award given annually by the magazine ‘France Football’.<\/p> For his part, Desir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9<\/strong> also left the Ukraine-France match injured due to an injury to his right calf<\/strong>. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 himself entered in his place during the break, after 45 minutes in which he did not have too much impact in attack.<\/p> Dou\u00e9 was a starter, forming the French offensive trident together with Bradley Barcola and Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong>. Michael Olise<\/strong>, as an attacking midfielder, was the best of ‘Les Bleus’, scoring the team’s first goal. ‘Kiki’ also completed a good match closing the result.<\/p> In principle, the first tests confirm a downtime of three to four weeks for the 20-year-old striker<\/strong>, a great figure in the Champions League final against Inter (he scored a double and gave an assist). With this, Dou\u00e9 would be out for the next three matchdays of Ligue 1 and the European debut against Atalanta.<\/p> With luck, the winger would arrive at the match against Bar\u00e7a, while Ousmane, at this point, aims to reappear after the next international break, in mid-October<\/strong>. Both shone in the last match of Luis Enrique’s team (3-6 against Toulouse), with a double and assist from the ‘Mosquito’ and another goal pass from the ’14’.<\/p> Barcelona, for now, is also attentive to the evolution of Frenkie de Jong and Lamine Yamal<\/a><\/strong>. The Dutchman left, as a precaution, the concentration with the Netherlands due to a pain in the gluteus. The ’10’ azulgrana, on the other hand, is doubtful for the match against Turkey due to lower back discomfort.<\/p> For now, the only players in the cul\u00e9 infirmary are Marc-Andr\u00e9 ter Stegen<\/a>, Gavi<\/a> and Alejandro Balde<\/a><\/strong>. The full-back will be out for two to three weeks due to an injury to his left femoral biceps, while the goalkeeper is aiming for a recovery of 4 to 5 months after undergoing back surgery.<\/p> Gavi, for his part, is dragging discomfort in his right knee and could be out for at least a couple more matches (against Valencia and Newcastle) to prevent a considerable injury to the knee operated on at the end of 2023.<\/p> Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 relapses from his thigh problems: will he arrive at the Bar\u00e7a-PSG?<\/h2>

Desir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9, also ‘KO’ due to a puncture in the calf<\/h2>
Bar\u00e7a is not calm with the injuries either<\/h2>