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Arsenal have been hit with the PSG injury news they were dreading, with one of the French club's star men, Ousmane Dembélé, providing an update on his race to play in the Champions League final.
With the Premier League all wrapped up for another season, all attention is now on the Champions League final, before all eyes quickly turn to the World Cup.
Arsenal are in pursuit of their first-ever Champions League title, while PSG won it for the first time last season and have the chance to defend it, having established themselves as the best team in the world over the last year or so.
Arsenal face tougher test
Arsenal were hoping to face a slightly weakened PSG side this weekend in Budapest, but it now looks as though PSG's attack will be at full strength, with Dembélé vowing to be fit in time to play in the final.
Dembélé, who has 19 goals and 11 assists so far this season, has been dealing with a thigh complaint over recent weeks, leading to him being in and out of the team, and sometimes used as a substitute.
There have been doubts aplenty over whether he will be ready to start the final, but he has now made it clear that he will be in good shape.
"I feel much better than on Sunday," Dembélé told French outlet M6. "I had a little scare, but the doctor told me there was nothing to worry about. I felt a slight discomfort and I preferred not to take any risks. I will be back on the pitch on May 30."
In terms of form, Dembélé was arguably the best player in the world last season. While he has kept up high standards this season, he may have been overtaken by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has arguably been the world's best player this season.
To have both of those players on the same attacking line is an absolute luxury for PSG, and it is quite the opposite for Arsenal, who must find a way to stop those two players, as well as the array of talent elsewhere on the pitch.
And there is plenty of concern around stopping Kvaratskhelia, given Ben White is absent and Jurrien Timber having been dealing with injury issues of his own over recent weeks. Stopping the Georgian could define Arsenal's chances of success in their first Champions League final for more than two decades.
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