Overview

• PSG says Dembélé faces around six weeks out with a right hamstring injury and Doué about four weeks with a right calf strain, both sustained in France’s 2-0 win over Ukraine in Wroclaw.
• Both attackers will miss PSG’s Champions League opener against Atalanta on September 17, and Dembélé is set to miss the October 1 trip to Barcelona.
• In a letter to the FFF, PSG claims it provided concrete pre-camp medical guidance on workloads that was not followed and labels the incidents “serious and avoidable.”
• France coach Didier Deschamps insists medical evaluations were professional, says players were consulted on fitness, and notes that zero risk does not exist once a match begins.
• The dispute has revived concerns over congested schedules and short off-seasons for top players, with potential talks on a formal club–country medical coordination framework still unresolved.