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PSG ENJOY SELECTION BOOST AS OUSMANE DEMBéLé’S COMEBACK ADDS VERSATILITY
Ousmane Dembélé and captain Marquinhos return from injury for PSG's Champions League clash at Bayer Leverkusen. The boost comes as the reigning champions look to maintain their perfect UCL start.
After missing over six weeks due to a hamstring injury, Ousmane Dembélé has been added to the Paris Saint-Germain team that will travel to Bayer Leverkusen for their Champions League match on Tuesday.
Marquinhos, the captain of PSG, also returns after missing several weeks of play due to a problem with his left thigh.
While playing for France in a 2-0 victory over Ukraine in World Cup qualification on September 5, Dembélé sustained the injury.
Luis Enrique, coach of the reigning Champions League champion, responded to a question regarding Dembele's inclusion by saying he was happy to see additional possibilities rejoin his squad.
"You are really focused on the Ballon d'Or," he added, adding that Ousmane Dembele is the same player and person. He is not like the others. Along with Marquinhos and Désiré Doué, who returned last week, we are thrilled to have him back in the team.
Therefore, having players return is crucial for both the team and the players because it provides us with more choices. Since it is about how the players feel today, and we will see how it goes tomorrow, nothing changes.
Luis Enrique remarked on Leverkusen's future: "They have quality, can play with a press, and can defend deep."
"We must carefully control the game, but we are accustomed to it because we deal with a variety of football-related issues.
Thus, we are at ease and prepared. Today is the last practice to assess the players' performance before tomorrow's game.
The tournament's league phase has seen defending champion PSG win their first two games, but they drew 3-3 with Strasbourg over the weekend, putting them in the odd position of trailing Marseille in the Ligue 1 standings.
After eight games, PSG is one point behind Roberto De Zerbi's team in France's premier division with five wins, two draws, and one loss.
Before the match against PSG, Leverkusen manager Kasper Hjulmand urged his team to have "belief" in their performance.
Leverkusen has had a difficult start to its Champions League campaign, sitting in the elimination spots with just two points following consecutive draws.
They enter Tuesday's game fresh off a spirited 4-3 Bundesliga victory over Mainz, and their most recent tournament play finished in a 1-1 draw with PSV.
COACHLESS AND CLINICAL: HOW RENNES SHOCKED THE WORLD TO DISMANTLE PSG’S LIGUE 1 LEAD
Rennes shock PSG with a 3-1 victory! Read how Mousa Al-Tamari and Breel Embolo ended Paris's win streak and opened the title race.
Four days after sacking coach Habib Beye, Rennes pulled off a shocker. They took down Paris Saint-Germain 3-1, snapping PSG’s seven-game winning streak in Ligue 1. Now, second-placed Lens has a real shot at jumping past PSG and grabbing the top spot if they beat Paris FC in the capital on Saturday.
PSG actually started strong. Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue both found some space early on, but nothing came of it.
After Beye got the boot on Monday, Rennes promoted his assistant, Sebastien Tambouret. Suddenly, the squad that had lost four matches in a row looked like a different team.
Mousa Al-Tamari, their Jordanian forward, opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a rocket into the bottom corner.
In the 69th minute, Esteban Lepaul headed in a second goal from a corner. Just two minutes later, Dembele pulled one back for PSG, finishing off a deflected cross.
Luis Enrique responded by swapping out Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for Bradley Barcola and Lee Kang-in, probably thinking ahead to PSG’s Champions League play-off at Monaco this week.
But Rennes weren’t done. Breel Embolo, coming off the bench, smashed in a third goal with nine minutes left. That sealed the win and pushed Rennes up to fifth place.
Dembele, who’s now scored seven times in his last ten games, didn’t sugarcoat things. “We need to win these kinds of matches. We need to play as a team, not as individuals,” he said. “We have to show more desire. If we just play for ourselves, we won’t win the titles we want.”
He also gave credit to Rennes, where he broke through as a young player. “Rennes played a really good match,” he admitted.
Luis Enrique picked Matvei Safonov over Lucas Chevalier in goal, but Safonov couldn’t see Al-Tamari’s opener. At the back, Willian Pacho didn’t put up a fight, and Illia Zabarnyi looked slow on the other two goals.
Meanwhile, PSG’s Champions League rivals Monaco host Nantes in Friday’s late game.
LUIS ENRIQUE REJECTS MANCHESTER UNITED INTEREST; DECLARES "ICI C’EST PARIS"
Luis Enrique has rejected Manchester United interest to stay at PSG, while Michael Carrick secures his fourth straight United win.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique isn’t leaving any room for speculation about his future, even with Manchester United reportedly interested in bringing him to Old Trafford this summer. He’s on contract through 2027 and made it pretty clear he plans to stay right where he is. United, for their part, still need to pick a permanent manager when the season ends.
When reporters asked about the rumours linking him to United, Enrique didn’t dodge the question. He said he’s not thinking about leaving PSG, and there’s even talk he’s close to extending his deal. At his Monday press conference, he put it simply: “I am so happy at Paris Saint-Germain. Ici c’est Paris!” That’s about as direct as it gets.
Over at United, Michael Carrick is making a strong case to keep the job. United picked up their fourth win in a row by beating Tottenham 2-0 last weekend, and Carrick’s steady hand has people wondering if he’s the right guy long-term.
Carrick himself isn’t getting ahead of things. “Nothing’s changed, to be honest,” he said. “I know what my job is here and what’s expected. We want to win, and I want the club to keep winning, whether that’s with me or someone else in charge. Honestly, I can’t control what happens next. We’ll see, but my focus is on making United better. Good results in the short term don’t change that. If they did, something would be off. You can’t react to every high or low. I’m enjoying it here; I feel at home, but I know how these things go—I’m not getting carried away.”
While United fight to secure a top-four spot, PSG just keep rolling. They hammered Marseille 5-0 over the weekend and jumped back to the top of Ligue 1, two points clear of Lens. Luis Enrique was thrilled, but he still sees room for improvement. “We actually played an even better match in Lisbon, but lost 2-1. We created so many chances and hit the post four times. Still, this win matters for our confidence.”
He added, “It was almost perfect. We’re showing consistency, and the team are clicking—both as a group and as individuals. This is the best we’ve looked all season.”
Ousmane Dembélé, who scored twice in the big win, didn’t hold back either: “We wanted to make a statement—we’re back, and we’re hunting for trophies. The start of this season went well. Last year was much tougher. The important part of the season is coming, both in Ligue 1 and the Champions League. Lens will be right there with us…”
Dembélé, clearly finding his groove, summed it up: “I feel better. I’m hitting my stride. It’s getting better all the time.”
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