PSG are having a tough time ahead one of their biggest games of the 2024/25 season.
Luis Enrique's Parisians, who are looking to win their first-ever UEFA Champions League title this month, have been hit with another injury blow, just days before their UCL semifinal second leg against Arsenal.
The latest addition to the PSG injury list is Lee Kang-in, who had been tipped to step in for Ousmane Dembele, if the winger isn’t fit in time.
According to L’Équipe, Lee, who has made 44 appearances for PSG this season across all competitions, picked up an ankle injury and is a major doubt for the clash against the Gunners.
The South Korea international has made 11 appearances in the Champions League in 2024/25 and has been one of Luis Enrique’s go-to attacking options when rotating his front line.
This setback comes just days after PSG suffered only their second defeat of the season in League 1, going down 2-1 to Strasbourg.
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Presnel Kimpembe had already been ruled out weeks ago. Dembele, who scored the only goal at the Emirates to give PSG a 1-0 edge, limped off with a hamstring issue in that match, and Lee’s injury now shrinks PSG’s attacking options even further.
Though Dembele’s availability was in question, Lee’s injury has put the pressure on PSG's medical team, and Enrique’s game plan.
Ousmane Dembele has returned to training
In a piece of good news for PSG, L’Equipe is reporting Dembele has returned to full training with the squad. He had started with gym work on Sunday before stepping up his recovery.
The club is now increasingly optimistic he’ll be available to start against Arsenal.
After the first leg, Luis Enrique downplayed the severity of the winger’s injury, and Dembele's smooth return to training suggests the problem was minor.
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