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Nuno Mendes leaves PSG match injured ahead of Barcelona test
PSG beat Strasbourg 3-1, but left-back Nuno Mendes went off injured late in the match.
The Portuguese defender came on in the 53rd minute and left the field in the 86th with muscle discomfort.
Tests in the coming hours will assess the injury and whether he is fit to play.
PSG are due to face Barcelona next Tuesday in the Champions League’s third league-stage round.
Mendes is a key player for coach Luis Enrique, and his absence could matter because he was expected to face Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal.
His availability for the Barcelona match remains uncertain until the tests clarify the injury.
Nuno Mendes left Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-1 win over Strasbourg with a thigh concern in the 86th minute.
The injury raised questions about his availability for PSG’s Champions League match against Barcelona on Tuesday.
Reports differed on the severity: Le Parisien said PSG were not worried, while Diario AS said he would undergo tests to determine whether he could play.
L’Équipe’s headline on October 18 reported that Mendes would miss the Barcelona match.
Luis Enrique said the club took him off as a precaution.
- Who
- Nuno Mendes, Paris Saint-Germain’s Portuguese left-back.
- What
- He left the match against Strasbourg with a thigh concern.
- When
- October 17, in the 86th minute.
- Where
- Strasbourg, France.
- Why
- He felt discomfort in his thigh, and PSG chose not to take risks.
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Mendes came on in the 53rd minute against Strasbourg.
After Ousmane Dembélé scored PSG’s second goal, Mendes left with a thigh concern.
Luis Enrique said PSG had taken Mendes off as a precaution.
L’Équipe reported in its headline that Mendes would miss the match against Barcelona.
- Match result
- Strasbourg 1-3 PSG
- Injury time
- 86th minute
- Substitution
- Mendes entered in the 53rd minute
- Next opponent
- FC Barcelona
- Reported absence
- L’Équipe said Mendes would miss the Barcelona match
4 sources
Coup dur pour le PSG : Nuno Mendes forfait pour le choc contre le FC Barcelone en Ligue des champions
PSG : la nouvelle blessure de Nuno Mendes fait jaser
Strasbourg-PSG (1-3) : pas d’inquiétude pour Nuno Mendes, qui a laissé ses partenaires à dix après une alerte à une cuisse
Alerta Champions en el PSG: Nuno Mendes, KO
What people are saying
He felt a little something (in his thigh), we decided not to take risks. I don’t know if you can call it an injury, but we decided to play with one fewer player because we didn’t want to take risks.