""It's sad for Ousmane and for Desire, of course, because of their injuries, and we're losing two important players for tomorrow's match," Deschamps told reporters on Monday. "But we did things in a professional and progressive way, as we always do with all the players, taking into account their own feelings.""
"Medical update regarding Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué @Aspetar https://t.co/7p7cTYsszD pic.twitter.com/TjEkCS7Nso - Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) September 6, 2025"
"Following the game, the Ligue 1 champions reacted angrily, accusing the French Football Federation (FFF) of ignoring medical warnings, describing the injuries as "avoidable"."
France defended its management of Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué's fitness after Paris Saint-Germain criticised the national setup for allegedly ignoring medical warnings and calling the injuries avoidable. France won its World Cup qualifying opener 2-0 against Ukraine with goals from Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappé. Both Dembélé and Doué suffered injuries in the match; Doué was replaced at half-time and faces roughly four weeks out with a calf strain, while Dembélé is expected to miss about six weeks with a hamstring problem. PSG said it had submitted medical information before the training camp and called for clearer protocols with the federation.
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