US EditionDembele, Marquinhos Return for PSG's Trip to Leverkusen
PSG aims for a third straight Champions League win as Dembele and Marquinhos return from injury, boosting squad depth amid ongoing absences, coach Luis Enrique said.
- On October 20, 2025, Paris Saint-Germain included Ousmane Dembélé in their Champions League squad to face Bayer Leverkusen, with the Ballon d'Or winner pictured earlier this month showing the trophy.
- Recovering from the early-September hamstring problem, Ousmane Dembélé resumed training last week after recuperating at a specialist clinic in Qatar.
- PSG welcomed back forwards Désiré Doué and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia against Strasbourg, with midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery saying it's "Especially key ones who are there to push us."
- Leverkusen defender Loïc Bade has warned Dembele poses a tough challenge, calling him a complete player with Ballon d'Or qualities, while Kasper Hjulmand cautioned PSG's high-energy press is both an asset and a risk.
- As European champions, Paris Saint-Germain aim for three wins out of three in the Champions League group stage, while Bayer Leverkusen, 2024 Bundesliga champions, drew with FC Copenhagen and PSV Eindhoven.
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On the eve of the third phase game of the Champions League against the Bayer Leverkusen (21h), the Parisians will be able to count on great returns: Ousmane Dembélé and Marquinhos.
The PSG has announced its call for the Champions League match in front of Bayer Leverkusen. On Tuesday from 21:00, French and Germans will see their faces to try to rise with the victory, but the hopes of Bayer fans are getting smaller and smaller, given that the current champion is once again counting on two of his best players. wf_cms.rss.read_more
The Ballon d'or and the captain, wounded since September, could be lined up by Luis Enrique during the trip to Germany.
Opposed to the Bayer on Tuesday, the European champions took the route from Germany with the Ballon d'or and their captain.
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