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The 4 PSG stars who will miss the clash against Monaco including Ousmane Dembélé

The 4 PSG stars who will miss the clash against Monaco including Ousmane Dembélé
The 4 PSG stars who will miss the clash against Monaco including Ousmane DembéléREUTERS

Paris Saint-Germain face Monaco in the Champions League this week but will be without 4 key players.

The current champions can book a place in the last 16 of the Champions League for a 14th successive campaign with a win or draw versus Monaco in leg two after a winning the first leg 3-2. 

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Under Luis Enrique, PSG have now won four straight knockout games in this tournament, including their last two at home. 

Enrique's side won the European treble last season but have struggled to maintain that momentum, finishing down in 11th in the Champions League table as they aim to save face this week. 

PSG will be without a number of key players however as Fabián Ruiz (knee), Senny Mayulu (calf) are missing in midfield.  

Warren Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha and João Neves will step in to replace them in what is still a strong line-up in the middle of the park. 

Further up the pitch, Ousmane Dembélé (calf) and Quentin Ndjantou (hamstring) are out in attack as Enrique turns to Désiré Doué and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. 

Dembélé did not train on Monday and is not in the matchday squad, although he has begun individual work. He could return for their weekend clash with Le Havre AC. 

Their opponents Monaco have Paul Pogba, Mohammed Salisu, Takumi Minamino and Lukas Hradecky are out with knee injuries, while Eric Dier and Christian Mawissa are doubtful because of hamstring strains. 

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