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    "excerpt": "UEFA Champions League: Ousmane Dembele is poised to make his return for Paris Saint-Germain after being named in the defending champions\u2019 squad for their UEFA Champions League clash against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.",
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    "editor1": "UEFA Champions League: Ousmane Dembele is poised to make his return for Paris Saint-Germain after being named in the defending champions\u2019 squad for their UEFA Champions League clash against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.<p>The Ballon d\u2019Or winner has been sidelined since September 5 due to a hamstring injury but has been included in PSG\u2019s 21-man travelling squad announced on Monday. Also making a return is centre-back Marquinhos, who is back in contention after nearly four weeks out with a thigh injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>France forward Dembele concluded a remarkable season by winning the men's Ballon d'Or last month, football's most prestigious individual award, after spearheading Paris Saint-Germain to their first-ever Champions League victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\"I really don't have the words. It was an incredible season with PSG,\" Dembele had said while hailing coach Luis Enrique as \"like a father.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\"It is an individual trophy, but it was really the collective that won it,\" he added. \"The Ballon d'Or has not really been an objective for me in my career, but I worked hard for the team to win the Champions League.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\"I really don't have the words. It was an incredible season with PSG,\" Dembele had said while hailing coach Luis Enrique as \"like a father.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>However, the forward is yet to play in the Champions League this season. PSG are third in the 36-team league after winning their first two games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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