PARIS (AP) — Ousmane Dembele trained with his PSG teammates on Tuesday and could return from injury in time for the Champions League match against Tottenham this week.
The Ballon d'Or winner has not played since being forced off with injury midway through the first half of PSG's 2-1 home defeat to Bayern in the competition on November 4.
PSG coach Luis Enrique said ahead of the match against Spurs at the Parc des Princes that Dembele would be included in the squad “if there are no problems.”
Dembele injured his left calf, having recently returned from a right hamstring injury suffered while playing for France in September.
Luis Enrique said he would take all precautions regarding Dembele.
“Any time an injured player comes back, it's hard to know how to deal with it,” he said. “If we are talking about Usman, then of course I will be more careful than usual. We would like to bring Usman back, but we have to be careful.”
PSG beat Tottenham on penalties when they met in the UEFA Super Cup in August, securing the French club a fifth trophy in 2025.
PSG won the Champions League last season and are currently fifth in the standings after four games, three points behind leaders Bayern.
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