Paris Saint-Germain don get wahala for hand as two of their key players dey doubtful for Champions League final against Arsenal. Di match go happen for Budapest this weekend, and di French side dey sweat over di fitness of Achraf Hakimi and Ousmane Dembele.
According to French paper L’Equipe, full-back Achraf Hakimi no dey expected to start di final. Di right-back don sideline since he suffer thigh injury during Champions League semi-final first leg against Bayern Munich almost one month ago. Hakimi no go return to training until Wednesday, just three days before di final and two days before di squad go Hungary. After four weeks out, e be big doubt to start any game, not to talk of di biggest match of e career.
PSG hold in-house friendly with 20-minute halves, but Hakimi no fit join. Another player wey miss di friendly na Ousmane Dembele, wey sideline since he bin get replaced during first half of PSG loss to Paris FC. Dembele dey confident say e go shake off di niggles and start di final. All eyes go dey on PSG training session on Tuesday when di squad go next dey put through paces.
Dembele don speak out to calm PSG fans nerves. E say: ‘I dey do well. I get small scare against Paris FC, but I dey fine and I go be ready for di final. Will I be 100 percent for di final? Yes, I think so. Yes, I go be ready. I no get doubt about am. I hope to dey on pitch on May 30th. I don get many small scares or major injuries for my career, whether here at PSG or before, especially with big matches coming up, especially dis final, I prefer to stop and no take risks.’
Dembele no dey finish 90 minutes for PSG for Ligue 1 dis season. E don miss 12 games completely, come on as substitute 11 times, and start 11 times, but only finish full match for one of those starts. For Champions League, e don start 10 of 16 games, completing four full 90s. E look like di winger don successfully avoid straining himself for league match so e fit arrive for European fixture with something left for tank.
Arsenal, di opponent, just end 22-year wait for league title as dem lift Premier League trophy. PSG na French champions again. Di clash na between di two best teams for continent, but PSG no go dey full strength for Puskas Arena.
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