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PSG get triple Arsenal injury boost as friendly scheduled before UCL final

PSG meet Arsenal in the Champions League final later this month on May 30 in Budapest, Hungary

12:23, 18 May 2026

PSG captain Marquinhos and boss Luis Enrique

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PSG are now focused on the Champions League final vs Arsenal after concluding their Ligue 1 season

PSG trio Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes and Willian Pacho are all back in individual training despite missing their side's final-day Ligue 1 defeat against neighbours Paris FC.

Luis Enrique is taking no risks with any of his first-choice defenders ahead of the crunch meeting in Budapest and all three are expected to be available to face the Gunners amid recent issues.

Second-choice goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier and young winger Quentin Ndjantou are also on the comeback trail, though neither is expected to start the Champions League final.

There is further positive news for PSG too as Ousmane Dembele, who was forced off after just 25 minutes against Paris FC on Sunday, is expected to be okay.

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The substitution, which saw Dembele head back to the PSG dressing room for treatment, has been described as precautionary by Enrique.

The Spaniard has also confirmed that PSG are set to play an in-house friendly before they travel to Hungary to face Arsenal.

The Gunners have their two final Premier League fixtures to fulfil before they can start to think about European glory.

The Premier League title race remains firmly on the line, though the Gunners will take a giant step towards becoming champions this evening if they can beat Burnley.

If Manchester City then fail to win at Bournemouth, who are 16 games unbeaten in the top-flight, tomorrow, Arsenal will be crowned Premier League winners.

Martin Odegaard and Piero Hincapie are in contention to start for Arsenal against Burnley

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Arsenal play their final Premier League home match of the season tonight vs Burnley(Image: Harry Murphy - Danehouse/Getty Images)

That would then allow them to rest and rotate at Crystal Palace on the final day, although there is still every chance the title race could go down to the final day.

The Premier League season finishes a week later than Ligue 1, hence why PSG are set to play an internal friendly as their players look to maintain their fitness levels.

Enrique has made it clear he is still slowly refining his team's schedule, explaining: "The program is not yet fully established. We're going to do a little bit of everything. Rest too, because that's important. We should also play a small friendly match, among ourselves."

PSG were able to rest and rotate heavily in their two final Ligue 1 matches after wrapping up the title last Wednesday at second-place Lens.

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