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PARIS (AP) \u2014 Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele<\/span> Paris Saint-Germain and goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier will miss Wednesday’s Champions League game against Athletic Bilbao.<\/p>\n

PSG announced that Dembele is unwell, while Chevalier is still recovering from a right ankle injury.<\/p>\n

It’s another setback for Dembele. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 returned from a left calf injury suffered against Tottenham at the end of November, but only appeared in two more games in the French league. <\/p>\n

Prior to that, Dembele had been sidelined for several weeks due to injury. right hamstring injury<\/span> He was injured while playing for France in September.<\/p>\n

PSG’s right-back, Achraf Hakimi, of the Morocco national team, has sprained his left ankle, and it will be a race against time for him to recover before the African Cup of Nations, which will be held in his home country from December 21st, while Desiree Douai has recovered from a muscle strain in her right thigh and will rejoin coach Luis Enrique’s team.<\/p>\n

Matvei Safonov is expected to start as goalkeeper in the absence of Chevalier, who was injured following a heavy tackle by Lamine Camara in the match against Monaco on November 29. <\/p>\n

P.S.G. won the Champions League last season<\/span> They are currently in second place after five league games, three points behind leaders Arsenal.<\/p>\n

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AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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