Kvaratskhelia, Dembele and Marquinhos out injured after PSG’s win

Kvaratskhelia retired for months with a torn ACL successful his close knee, portion Dembele and Marquinhos endure thigh musculus tears.

Paris Saint-Germain person been handed a triple wounded setback aft their stunning Champions League triumph implicit Barcelona, with prima players Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele and Marquinhos forced retired of enactment successful the coming weeks.

Kvaratskhelia sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) teardrop successful his close knee, making him unavailable for months, portion guardant Dembele and skipper Marquinhos sustained thigh musculus injuries during the lucifer connected Tuesday.

“Having suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament successful his close genu during yesterday’s lucifer against FC Barcelona, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is acceptable to acquisition country successful the coming days,” PSG said successful a statement.

Kvaratskhelia landed awkwardly aft sprinting backmost to marque a tackle connected Xavi Espart aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional and looked successful terrible symptom arsenic helium clutched his knee.

Barcelona’s defender Xavi Espart comforts Kvaratskhelia arsenic helium leaves the transportation aft sustaining an wounded [Franck Fife/AFP]

Last year’s Ballon d’Or victor Dembele (left thigh) and Marquinhos (right thigh) are some acceptable to miss respective weeks.

Dembele pulled up clutching the backmost of his near thigh pursuing a tally down the near successful the 19th infinitesimal of the game.

Kvaratskhelia and 32-year-old Marquinhos were replaced connected the hr people astatine the Parc des Princes, wherever two-time defending champions PSG won 4-2 for a 3rd consecutive triumph successful the competition.

PSG manager Luis Enrique utilized Dembele sparingly successful the French league past play and has already rested him doubly successful Ligue 1 this campaign.

The France star, who scored six goals astatine the World Cup, struggled with injuries past play and had been beset by limb musculus injuries astatine his erstwhile nine Barcelona.

The 2024-25 campaign, which led to him winning the men’s Ballon d’Or, saw Dembele playing 50 games wide successful a play for the archetypal clip successful his career.

Kvaratskhelia injured his close ankle past season.

PSG big Lyon successful Ligue 1 connected Sunday, with some sides level connected points astatine the apical of the standings.