It turned out that “Doué” is suffering from an injury in his left thigh, which led to his substitution in the 61st minute of the “PSG” match against Lorient, which ended in a 1-1 draw, within the tenth round of the French League “Ligue 1”.
The 20-year-old French international player left the field crying severely and was carried off on a stretcher, which caused great concern.
“Désiré Doué,” who has played 5 international matches with the French national team, was surrounded by some of his teammates, including “Ousmane Dembélé” and “Marquinhos,” and the player coming from Rennes seemed very affected by his injury.
The Parisian club confirmed in an official statement that medical examinations showed that “Désiré Doué” has a left thigh injury, and as a result, he will be out of the fields for several weeks.
“PSG” did not specify the period that the young international player will be absent for, only saying: “The degree of his recovery will determine the date of his return.”
In a related context, the French radio network RMC reported that “Désiré Doué” had not spent long after returning to the fields 10 days ago, after being absent for several weeks due to a calf muscle injury he suffered with the French national team at the beginning of last September.
RMC revealed: “According to our information, Paris Saint-Germain hopes to recover the star of the Champions League final against Inter Milan before the end of 2025, or by late December/early January 2026 at the latest.”
It explained that “Désiré Doué’s” absence for this period will prevent him from participating in Paris Saint-Germain’s last two matches in the group stage against Sporting Lisbon on January 20, and Newcastle United on January 28, in addition to his absence from his team’s upcoming matches, most notably the match against Bayern Munich next Tuesday in the Champions League.
The young French star will also miss the match against Tottenham Hotspur in London on November 26, in addition to a number of French League matches, most notably the matches against Olympique Lyon and Monaco on November 9 and 29.
After the match, when “Luis Enrique,” the coach of Paris Saint-Germain, was asked if “Désiré Doué’s” injury bothered him more than losing two points against Lorient, he replied: “Injuries are always bad news. This is a strange injury, but I don’t know its extent yet; I hope it’s not too serious.”
He added: “At the moment, I prefer to assume that all players are ready to participate with the team. We will have to wait to find out more about Désiré’s injury, and when you are a professional player, you know that the accumulation of matches in this period with the club and the national team makes you more susceptible to injury, this is part of football.”
Paris Saint-Germain’s results in the 2025-2026 season
Paris Saint-Germain has achieved 6 victories since the beginning of the current season, while suffering one loss against their rival Olympique Marseille with a score of (0-1) in the French Clasico, which was held in conjunction with the Ballon d’Or ceremony, after being postponed for 24 hours due to bad weather, and “PSG” also drew in two consecutive matches.
Paris Saint-Germain’s victories came against Nantes and Angers with the same score (1-0) in the first two rounds, then they swept Toulouse (6-3), and won against Lens (2-0), before defeating Auxerre (2-0).
Before the international break in October, the Parisian giant drew away from home against Lille (1-1) and then drew again with Strasbourg (3-3) in front of its fans in the Parc des Princes, temporarily losing the top of the standings, which it later managed to regain on Saturday evening by achieving a victory over Brest, and finally drew with Lorient, in its efforts to win the local title for the fifth season in a row.
At the continental level, the Parisian giant played 4 matches, winning them all, where it started with winning the European Super Cup by defeating Tottenham Hotspur on penalties after the end of the original time with a 2-2 draw.
In the first three rounds of the group stage of the Champions League, Saint-Germain started the title defense campaign with three consecutive victories, where it swept Atalanta with four goals in the Parc des Princes, and defeated Barcelona 2-1 in Montjuïc, and swept Bayer Leverkusen 7-2 in Germany.
Paris Saint-Germain, led by its Spanish coach “Luis Enrique”, made 3 summer deals to strengthen the ranks of the European champion during the current season 2025-2026.
The Parisian giant focused on strengthening the defense line and goalkeeping, by bringing in young elements, after a large group of players left the Parc des Princes.
Paris Saint-Germain signed the French goalkeeper “Lucas Chevalier”, 23 years old, coming from Lille.
The Parisian giant also obtained the services of the Ukrainian defender “Ilya Zabarnyi”, 23 years old, coming from Bournemouth.
In addition to signing the young Italian goalkeeper “Renato Marin”, 19 years old, coming from the ranks of Roma.
