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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé said he is “100% ready and raring to go” in the Champions League final against Arsenal on Saturday after managing a calf injury.
The reigning Ballon d'Or winner has been an injury concern for PSG after being substituted in the first half of the team's final game in the French league, a loss to Paris FC on May 17.
However, Dembélé has returned to training this week and looks set to start for the defending champions in Budapest.
“I wasn’t scared about missing the final,” Dembélé told a news conference at the Puskas Arena on Friday. “I stopped as soon as I felt the ****** (against Paris FC).”
PSG coach Luis Enrique was expected to give an update on the fitness of defender Achraf Hakimi later.
Hakimi, PSG’s attacking right back, hasn’t played since sustaining a right thigh injury against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals on April 28.
He has since been selected by Morocco for the World Cup and was also seen in training this week.
Dembélé said the season has been “quite complicated for everyone at PSG” after reaching the final of the Club World Cup last summer, curtailing the team's offseason.
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The reigning Ballon d'Or winner has been an injury concern for PSG after being substituted in the first half of the team's final game in the French league, a loss to Paris FC on May 17.
However, Dembélé has returned to training this week and looks set to start for the defending champions in Budapest.
“I wasn’t scared about missing the final,” Dembélé told a news conference at the Puskas Arena on Friday. “I stopped as soon as I felt the ****** (against Paris FC).”
PSG coach Luis Enrique was expected to give an update on the fitness of defender Achraf Hakimi later.
Hakimi, PSG’s attacking right back, hasn’t played since sustaining a right thigh injury against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals on April 28.
He has since been selected by Morocco for the World Cup and was also seen in training this week.
Dembélé said the season has been “quite complicated for everyone at PSG” after reaching the final of the Club World Cup last summer, curtailing the team's offseason.
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