PSG predicted XI v Monaco: Ousmane Dembélé and Fabián Ruiz out

Ousmane Dembélé will miss the second leg of Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Champions League play-off against AS Monaco, having been subbed off during the first-leg with an injury. 

The Ballon d’Or winner was withdrawn before the 30-minute mark, and whilst PSG have confirmed that he is back in individual training, he has not been included in the club’s matchday squad for Wednesday’s match at the Parc des Princes. He is expected to be replaced by Désiré Doué.

Dembélé misses out alongside Fabián Ruiz, who has still yet to recover from the knee injury that he sustained at the end of January. It means that there will once again be space in the midfield for Warren Zaire-Emery. PSG academy products Senny Mayulu and Quentin Ndjantou are the only other absentees.

PSG likely line-up v Monaco

Matvey Safonov; Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi; João Neves, Vitinha, Warren Zaire-Emery; Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. (L’Éq)

GFFN | Luke Entwistle