PSG hit by suspension & injury blow as £65m man misses training - Newcastle United watch on

Newcastle United will have one eye on Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League tonight.
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Paris Saint-Germain will be without Ousmane Dembele for tonight's Champions League clash against Borussia Dortmund, while Goncalo Ramos is a major injury doubt.

Newcastle United will have one eye on the Signal Iduna Park this evening. In order to quailfy for the last 16 of the competition, the Magpies must beat AC Milan and hope PSG drop points in Dortmund.

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The French champions sit second in Group F, two points ahead of United, who hold the better head-to-head record after a 4-1 win on Tyneside and a 1-1 draw at the Parces des Princes.

"I would like to tell you that Goncalo Ramos is not going to be training today," said PSG boss Luis Enrique. "That is due to a problem he had overnight. Based on that situation, we will assess what to do.

Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish head coach Luis Enrique. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish head coach Luis Enrique. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish head coach Luis Enrique. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

"Knowing that Ousmane Dembele wasn't going to be able to play in this game meant we could try out other players in that position and see how we responded.

"We can see how the players performed, how they connected on both wings and I am pleased with what I saw."

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But Enrique refused to use his potential selection problems as an excuse.

He added: "The responsibility in football is always is always shared out. It is not just down to one, two or three players. It is a team, this is a team sport. So you need to take on that responsibility collectively.

"When you have as big a squad as we do with as much quality as Paris Saint-Germain do, it is a delight and there are many options.

"This means we can replace players who usually play but that happens to every coach and that is certainly not going to be an excuse. I'm not going to complain because one player is missing."

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