Ousmane Dembele has returned to training with PSG after an injury absence at the weekend, putting him in line to face Arsenal on Wednesday.
LONDON, ENGLAND: Ousmane Dembele (r) of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates scoring his team's first goal alongside Nuno Mendes during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between Arsenal FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Emirates Stadium on April 29, 2025. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images
L’Equipe report that Ousmane Dembele returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday, with growing optimism at the club that he’ll now be available to face Arsenal in midweek.
The winger took part in gym work on Sunday, before returning to full training with the first team on Monday, and he’s currently in line to be fit to start on Wednesday.
LONDON, ENGLAND: Ousmane Dembele of Paris Saint-Germain runs with the ball whilst under pressure from William Saliba of Arsenal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between Arsenal FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Emirates Stadium on April 29, 2025. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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Dembele was initially listed as a doubt for PSG’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Arsenal, having struggled with a hamstring problem in the latter stages of the first leg.
The winger had to be withdrawn in the 70th minute of the match, and PSG didn’t include him in their squad to face RC Strasbourg over the weekend.
But manager Luis Enrique suggested afterwads that the problem was a minor one. Though he expressed some concern that Dembele could potentially miss the Arsenal second leg, it always seemed more likely he’d be back available.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 29: Mikel Merino of Arsenal runs with the ball whilst under pressure from Ousmane Dembele of Paris Saint-Germain during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between Arsenal FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Emirates Stadium on April 29, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images
As it stands, PSG are set to have their full squad available for the second leg, just as they did for the first, with no other injury problems of note.
Wednesday’s hosts hold a 1-0 advantage over Arsenal from the first leg, so they just need to avoid defeat to reach the Champions League final later this month.
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