Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola withdraw from France squad ahead of Germany match

In an official statement on social media, it has been confirmed that Ousmane Dembélé (28) and Bradley Barcola (22) have withdrawn from the France squad ahead of their UEFA Nations League third-place play-off match against Germany on Sunday afternoon. 

The PSG duo have withdrawn from international duties due to injury reasons. Dembélé’s issue is described as a quadriceps problem, whereas Barcola is said to be nursing a knee injury, which is set to rule him out of the match against Germany. 

Club World Cup participation in doubt? 

The news comes as a potential blow to PSG, who are set to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup, which is set to commence on the 15th of June. Les Parisiens’ first match will be against Atlético Madrid.  L’Équipe reports that Dembélé is set to miss the first two matches of the competition due to his quadriceps injury. Barcola’s availability remains unknown.