Ballon d'Or winner Dembélé returns to PSG squad for Champions League match after hamstring injury
PSG's Ousmane Dembele is celebrated by his teammates while showing to the fans the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or, or Golden Ball, for the best player of the year that he was awarded earlier in the week, after the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Auxerre at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. Credit: AP/Thibault Camus
PARIS — Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé has been included in the PSG squad traveling to Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday for their Champions League match after being sidelined for more than a month with a hamstring injury.
PSG captain Marquinhos, who missed several weeks of action with a left thigh issue, also makes his return.
Dembélé suffered the injury on Sept. 5 while playing for France in a 2-0 win against Ukraine in World Cup qualifying.
Defending champion PSG has won its opening two matches in the league phase of the tournament.
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