Overview
- Ousmane Dembélé, out since a severe right hamstring injury on France duty in early September, is in the squad after resuming full training and is expected to come off the bench.
- Captain Marquinhos also travels after recovering from a quadriceps issue, while Fabián Ruiz and João Neves remain unavailable, with PSG extending Neves’s recovery program.
- The coach downplayed Dembélé’s Ballon d’Or status, stressing player welfare and minutes management as PSG look to build on two Champions League wins to start the group.
- With midfield options thinned, Warren Zaïre-Emery says his confidence is returning, and youngsters such as Désiré Doué and Senny Mayulu are again in line for key roles.
- Leverkusen enter under new coach Kasper Hjulmand after a turbulent summer of departures and signings, carry several absences and defensive flaws, and expect Loïc Badé to anchor the back line, as roughly 1,800 PSG fans head to the BayArena.