BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain’s injury concerns were allayed ahead of the game. champions league final They play against Arsenal on Saturday.
Forward Ousmane Dembele suffered a calf problem in the final weeks of the season, but Ballon d’Or winner On Friday, he said he was “100% ready, ready to go and ready to go.”
There are growing concerns about the health of defender Achraf Hakimi, who has not played since injuring his right thigh in the semi-final match against Bayern Munich on April 28.
However, the attacking right-back who was selected for the Moroccan national team, world cup Hakimi was also spotted this week during training on Tuesday, where he was given the all-clear by PSG coach Luis Enrique, who said: “It’s okay, I can play tomorrow.”
PSG will be aiming to successfully defend the title that the team won in record-breaking fashion last year. Won against Inter Milan 5-0 — the most lopsided final in the tournament’s 70-year history.
Dembele came on as a substitute in the first half of PSG’s most recent title-winning Ligue 1 final, a loss to Paris FC on May 17.
“I wasn’t scared of missing the final,” Dembele said at a press conference at Budapest’s Puskas Arena. “As soon as I had a bad feeling (against Paris FC), I stopped.”
Dembele said this season had been “very complicated for everyone at PSG” after reaching the final of last summer’s Club World Cup, with the team’s off-season being shortened and essentially playing all year round.
Luis Enrique has therefore said that one of his priorities in the run-up to the final is to “manage the players’ rest times in training” as well as Arsenal’s studies.
Wood returns to Arsenal
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta also reported positive injury news, with Dutch defender Julien Timber now available for action after missing the past two-and-a-half months (14 games in all competitions) with ankle and groin injuries.
Without Timber, Arsenal would have faced serious problems at right-back, with Ben White out with a knee ligament injury and ruled out of the race for England’s World Cup squad.
PSG have strengthened their left flank with full-back Nuno Mendes and winger Juvica Kvaratschelia.
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