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PSG Confirms Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Surgery After ACL Rupture vs Barcelona
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Kvaratskhelia will undergo surgery for ruptured ACL after Barcelona clash. The injury happened in PSG's 4-2 win over Barcelona; ruled out for months.
PSG’s triple injury blow
Paris Saint-Germain confirmed Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will undergo surgery after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the club’s 4-2 win over Barcelona at Parc des Princes on Tuesday. PSG said in a statement that “Having suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during yesterday’s match against FC Barcelona, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is set to undergo surgery in the coming days,” and the club also confirmed Ousmane Dembélé and Marquinhos will be absent for a “few weeks”. AP said Kvaratskhelia tore the ACL in his right knee and that Ousmane Dembélé and captain Marquinhos both tore thigh muscles, with PSG replacing all three on the hour mark.
Kvaratskhelia was substituted in the 59th minute after he was unable to put weight on his right leg as he was substituted in the Champions League tie. PSG host Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday with both sides level on points at the top of the standings, as the injuries add to the club’s immediate selection pressure.
Kvaratskhelia’s words
Kvaratskhelia said in a statement on Instagram, “Before every game I play I ask God to leave the field healthy, but in vain.”
Kvaratskhelia added, “I probably prepared for this game the best I have ever prepared for. I thought I was prepared for everything.”
AP described Kvaratskhelia grimacing in pain after a challenge with Barcelona’s Xavi Espart during the Champions League opening phase match in Paris on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.
Kvaratskhelia sustained the injury during a challenge with Xavi Espart and was unable to put weight on his right leg as he was substituted in the 59th minute.
PSG and Barcelona were level at 2-2 heading into the final 10 minute at Parc des Princes before the hosts scored twice late on to maintain their winning start to their Champions League defence.
What comes next for PSG
PSG said it has not put a timeline on Kvaratskhelia’s return to action, while the club confirmed he will undergo surgery in the coming days. PSG could be without Kvaratskhelia for the rest of the season after he tore his ACL in the Champions League win against Barcelona, and the club also reported Ousmane Dembélé faces weeks out too. Kvaratskhelia will definitely miss PSG’s Champions League trip to Aston Villa on December 8, after the winger ruptured his ACL in the Champions League win over Barcelona.
PSG also confirmed captain Marquinhos (right thigh) and Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele (left thigh) will also be sidelined for “weeks” after the pair were forced off during the Champions League tie. Luis Enrique is weighing bringing in a substitute and Marcus Rashford, currently at Manchester United, appears as a possible alternative for a figure close to 30-40 million euros.