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PSG's Dembele to undergo treatment for calf issue before Champions League final

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Published 1 month ago

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele needs treatment for a right calf issue, the French club said Monday, ahead of the Champions League final against Arsenal later this month.

[p]The Ballon d'Or winner was substituted after half an hour during Sunday's 2-1 Ligue 1 defeat against Paris FC [b]"as a precaution after experiencing some discomfort in his right calf," [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] said in a statement.[/p][p][b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Dembele[/a] will be having treatment over the next few days," [/b]the club added.[/p][p]The 29-year-old did not appear to be struggling when he left the field and boarded the team bus after the match without limping.[/p][p][b]"I think it is just due to fatigue," [/b]coach Luis Enrique told the press on Sunday.[/p][p][b]"It has been a tricky end to the season, but now we have two weeks to prepare for the biggest match in our history."[/b][/p][image alt="Dembele's season stats in Ligue 1" id="ca1c7aa2-0713-43b9-bdf4-f68798e08c15" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (photo by REUTERS/Catherine Steenkeste)" guid="e052ea83-75fb-4adb-b638-72d7bee01975" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The former Barcelona player has suffered numerous physical setbacks this season, particularly thigh and calf issues.[/p][p]Meanwhile, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hakimi-achraf/MqFBkBsp/"]Achraf Hakimi[/a] resumed individual training on Saturday after a thigh problem, as did [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pacho-william/KA5AQsy0/"]Willian Pacho[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mendes-nuno/ne2xCTJj/"]Nuno Mendes[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chevalier-lucas/IsTiBa8d/"]Lucas Chevalier[/a].[/p][p]All three were unavailable for Sunday's match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paris-fc/0OEHEprs/"]Paris FC[/a].[/p][p]PSG clinched a fifth straight French title, and a record-extending 14th overall, with a 2-0 win over nearest challengers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lens/IBmris38/"]Lens[/a] last Wednesday.[/p][embed guid="4616b9c7-de76-44a3-a18e-cc829d3bc9b7" url="https://x.com/PSG_English/status/2056346677213016299?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Luis Enrique's side face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] in Budapest on May 30th, when they will attempt to retain the European crown they won for the first time in the club's history last season.[/p]

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