Ousmane Dembélé comes off in first half against Monaco in Champions League playoffs

By Canadian Press on February 17, 2026.

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé’s frustrating season continued when he came off with an apparent injury during the first half of the Champions League playoff against Monaco on Tuesday.

Dembélé was doubtful for the game because of a leg problem and came off in the 26th minute at Stade Louis II. The Ballon d’Or winner has been hampered by injuries this season. PSG was trailing 2-0 at the time but rallied to be level 2-2 by halftime.

Désiré Doué came on for Dembélé and pulled a goal back for PSG two minutes later with a low shot into the bottom right corner. Doué cupped his hands over his ears when he celebrated as if to say he was blocking out recent criticism of his performances.

Doué was involved in PSG’s equalizer close to halftime when his shot was pushed away by goalkeeper Philipp Köhn. The ball came straight to right back Achraf Hakimi inside the penalty area and he beat Köhn with a low shot into the bottom left.

Köhn had made a good save to stop Vitinha’s penalty in the 22nd.

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Jerome Pugmire, The Associated Press

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