Euro 2020: Injured Ousmane Dembele out of tournament
Updated On: 22 June, 2021 11:31 AM IST | Budapest | AFP
France cannot call up a stand-in for Dembele, who has 27 caps. France started with eight attackers in their 26-man squad including Kingsley Coman of Bayern, a similar type of player to Dembele who has yet to play a minute in the Euros
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France have lost Ousmane Dembele for the rest of Euro 2020 after X-rays showed the Barcelona winger`s knee injury would not heal in time, the French Football Federation said on Monday. Dembele, 24, was hurt in the closing minutes of the 1-1 draw against Hungary in Budapest on Saturday after coming on as a substitute. X-rays on Sunday evening showed he would not be back before the end of the Euros.
"The recovery time is incompatible with keeping him in the squad," the FFF said. Dembele came off the bench in both France`s matches in the Euros. He replaced Adrien Rabiot for the final seconds of the opening win over Germany and replaced Rabiot again after 57 minutes in Budapest with France losing and hitting the post with a shot before limping off in the 87th minute.
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