PSG Star Misses Training Ahead UCL Final Against Arsenal

Ousmane Dembele sat out a Paris Saint-Germain training session ahead of the Champions League final against Arsenal, but Willian Pacho and Nuno Mendes have returned, The Standard reports.

Neither Pacho or Mendes has featured for PSG since the Champions League semi-final second leg draw with Bayern Munich on May 6.

Subsequently, the defensive pair missed PSG’s next three games, including the 2-0 win over challengers Lens which sealed the Ligue 1 title.

However, ten days before the showpiece in Budapest, Pacho and Mendes took part in a training session as they look to prove their fitness for the showdown with the Gunners.

Absent from the session, though, were Achraf Hakimi and Dembele.

Hakimi has been sidelined since sustaining a hamstring injury during the 5-4 first-leg win over Bayern, but is back in individual training and is expected to be fit for the Champions League final.

Meanwhile, Dembele was forced off during the loss to Paris FC last Sunday.
Despite appearing to be struggling with a suspected calf problem, PSG manager Luis Enrique allayed fears over a serious injury.

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