""What happened is what happened. "I'm especially sad for Ousmane and Dez [Doué], for the injuries and because we're losing two important players. "We did things in a professional, progressive way, as we do with every player, taking into account their feelings. "Unfortunately, it happened and it concerns two PSG players. "PSG is not our opponent, never has been, even if we have interests that may diverge and that's normal. Our only opponent is Iceland and that's tomorrow.""
"PSG pair Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué face layoffs of six and four weeks respectively after sustaining problems in Les Bleus' opening World Cup qualifying win in Ukraine on Friday. The Champions League winners issued a statement on Sunday accusing the France set-up of ignoring "concrete medical information" they had provided "on the workload its players could bear and the risk of injury.""
Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué sustained injuries during France's World Cup qualifying win in Ukraine and face layoffs of six and four weeks respectively. PSG publicly accused the France setup of ignoring concrete medical information about player workload and injury risk. Both players will miss the start of PSG's Champions League defence, including a trip to Barcelona on Oct. 1. Didier Deschamps expressed regret for the injuries, described the national team’s approach as professional and progressive, and rejected the notion of conflict with PSG while focusing on the upcoming match against Iceland.
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