Paris Saint Germain beat Barcelona 4-2, but the result came with a serious cost. PSG confirmed that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and is set to undergo surgery in the coming days. He is out for the rest of the season.
PSG's injury hit in Barcelona
Kvaratskhelia was substituted in the 59th minute. Ousmane Dembélé went off in the 20th minute with a thigh injury, and PSG also said Marquinhos will remain in treatment for the coming weeks after a right thigh problem.
There is one wrinkle in the injury timeline. One report placed Marquinhos and Kvaratskhelia as injured shortly before the hour mark, while PSG's own update fixed Dembélé's problem in the 20th minute and Kvaratskhelia's substitution in the 59th. Either way, the headline is the same, PSG lost three players in one match.
What PSG lose without him
The injury lands just as Kvaratskhelia was starting to build a run of games. He has made 7 club appearances in 2026 and logged 382 minutes, with 1 goal in that spell. PSG were still easing him into the team, but the upside was there, and the club's European form had been strong too, with 3 straight Champions League wins and 14 goals in those 3 matches.
That is why this blow matters beyond one night at Montjuic. It was also the kind of display that reminded people why Arsenal have been mentioned around him. Ray Parlour said Arsenal should try to sign Kvaratskhelia, but does not think they will get him.
PSG now have to absorb the loss of a forward who had only just begun to settle, and they do it with surgery pending in the coming days.
Written by Sam Whitfield with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 4 outlets. How we work →
