Blows keep coming: France star adds to Enrique's woes

The French winger Désiré Doué was unable to feature in the France match against Turkey in the UEFA Nations League, due to feeling pain in the hamstring muscles of his right leg, in a fresh setback for coach Luis Enrique.

The newspaper Sport report that Paris Saint-Germain's injury pile keeps growing. Désiré Doué is the latest worry, pulling out of France's squad for Sunday evening's clash with Turkey.

The winger felt pain in the hamstring muscles of his right leg in the hours before kick-off. Zinedine Zidane chose not to risk him, according to French media.

His withdrawal follows the violent incident he suffered against Italy, when a heavy blow damaged one of his teeth.

Doué needed medical attention, and a special guard was later made up for him to prevent further problems. His absence against Turkey has nothing to do with that episode, though. This is a fresh muscular issue.

The latest knock is another blow for Paris Saint-Germain, who are enduring a miserable run on the injury front, even if the full extent of the former Rennes man's problems remains unclear.

Luis Enrique has spent weeks hamstrung by a long list of absentees. It just keeps getting longer.

Start with Kvaratskhelia's serious injury against Barcelona. Then came one setback after another for Ousmane Dembélé, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi, the last to join the casualty list.

All of this leaves Enrique with precious little room to rotate. And yet Paris Saint-Germain still sit top of both Ligue 1 and the Champions League.