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Nuno Mendes in action. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
PSG are taking advantage of their squad by leaving allowing some key players to rest after the international break.
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The international break is over, and all over Europe players are back training with their clubs.
PSG have taken a different approach with two of their players. They’ve decided to give Nuno Mendes and Ousmane Dembele the weekend off after busy periods of international football with Portugal and France respectively.
Neither will be in the squad to face Le Mans this weekend – we’ve seen similar things already this season, with many of their stars integrated slowly into the season after a busy World Cup summer.
En accord avec l’entraîneur et la Direction sportive, Ousmane Dembélé et Nuno Mendes bénéficient d’une période de repos. Ils reprendront respectivement l’entraînement les samedi 10 et dimanche 11 octobre.
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) October 8, 2026
As has been pointed out by a few people, PSG are really paying a different game from everyone else. They have so much quality, so much depth, and so much strength relative to their league opposition, that they can simply rest their best players and regular starters for periods mid-season.
It’s worked wonders in keeping the team fresh and making sure they peak both physically and mentally at the crucial moment of the season, at the sharp end of the Champions League knock out stages. The rest of the Champions League have their work cut out for them already.
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