The start of the season for Paris Saint-Germain increasingly resembles a disaster series on Prime Video. The results are stagnating, the play is lackluster… but above all, the injury list is overflowing. So much so that PSG already has a completely crazy statistic: 9 major injuries and 35 matches missed since August. A home record that Luis Enrique would have preferred to avoid.
Behind this calamity, a list as long as a month without the Champions League:
Marquinhos – thigh: 3 matches missed
João Neves – hamstring: 7 matches
Fabián Ruiz – leg: 5 matches
Senny Mayulu – adductors: 4 matches
Bradley Barcola – hamstring: 1 match
Désiré Doué – calf (6 matches) + new thigh tear (absence to be determined)
Ousmane Dembélé – hamstring: 7 matches
Lucas Beraldo – ankle: 2 matches
And the tally continues to rise. According to L’Équipe, Paris has already accumulated 35 missed matches, a staggering total just three months after the season began. Half of the team has already made a complete trip to the hospital.
Doué, the final straw
The latest episode: the serious injury of Désiré Doué, who was carried off on a stretcher in Lorient and seen on crutches in the mixed zone. The 20-year-old prodigy is suffering from a significant tear in his right thigh. Verdict: several weeks out, possibly until 2026.
He will notably miss: Bayern, OL, Tottenham, Monaco, Rennes… It goes without saying that Paris is losing a creator at a time when the schedule is unforgiving.
A Worrying Trend
Between physical overload, a grueling schedule, shortened preparation for international players, and meticulous management of rotations, Paris finds itself in a critical situation. Luis Enrique may be improvising, but the squad is starting to show signs of fatigue. And the season… is just getting started.
PSG is not only dropping points: it is losing players. And for a club aiming for everything, this may be the most worrying stat of all.
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