Ousmane Dembele injury update after France scare before Liverpool vs PSG Champions League clash
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SportFootballLiverpool FCOusmane Dembele appeared to suffer an injury in action for France, though clarity has since been provided on his fitnessFrance boss Didier Deschamps issued an Ousmane Dembele injury update after he was substituted off in their win over Brazil. He said: "No, he's fine, there's no problem."The Paris Saint-Germain star assisted Kylian Mbappe's opener but was taken off just before the hour-mark for Maxence Lacroix after Dayot Upamecano was sent off, which sparked concerns over a possible injury.Dembele has been hampered by muscular issues this season and would have been a major miss for PSG against Liverpool in the Champions League next month had he picked up another problem.
However, it currently looks as though Luis Enrique will have one of his star players available.READ MORE: Hugo Ekitike proves Arne Slot right as Liverpool star scores in new role on injury returnREAD MORE: Jurgen Klinsmann makes Florian Wirtz prediction after being proven right on Liverpool strugglesArne Slot likely had concerns over Hugo Ekitike when he was forced off just minutes into last weekend's Premier League clash against Brighton.Nonetheless, he joined up with the France squad and doubled their lead just after the hour-mark with a fine finish before Gleison Bremer pulled one back to set up a tense conclusion.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageAlisson and Mohamed Salah missed the defeat that Ekitike was injured in and have subsequently not joined up with Brazil and Egypt, respectively, for their international fixtures.
Liverpool's No.1 goalkeeper had only returned from injury earlier this month and could now miss the PSG quarter-final legs.Salah is expected back for those European games, and thus the FA Cup clash against Manchester City, but it could be his last appearances in those competitions after he confirmed his plan to leave the club at the end of the season.While the 33-year-old has been the dominant Liverpool topic over the last week, PSG's request before their Champions League meeting has also been in the headlines.The Parisians asked the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), which is France's governing body, for their clash against RC Lens, which falls between the two legs against Liverpool, to be moved.The LFP subsequently granted that request with Enrique's side no longer having a game on that Saturday. Learn moreMohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season and Fanatics has cut the price of this season's kits with 'M.