Khvicha Kvaratskhelia sustains ACL rupture in most serious of three PSG injuries

Kvaratskhelia to undergo surgery on right knee.

PSG's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (C) is assisted after an injury. Pic: JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images

Paris St Germain’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ⁠will undergo surgery after rupturing the anterior cruciate ⁠ligament in ⁠his ​right knee in the Champions League win over ⁠Barcelona.

Kvaratskhelia twisted ⁠the knee during PSG’s 4-2 ​victory on ‌Tuesday and was ‌helped off the pitch just ‌before the hour, with the Georgian winger unable to put any weight on his right leg.

Kvaratskhelia landed awkwardly after sprinting back to make a tackle on Xavi Espart and looked in severe pain as he clutched his right knee. He played a leading role in helping PSG to back-to-back Champions League titles and is one of the contenders for the Ballon d’Or, which will be awarded on Monday.

Ousmane Dembélé had earlier been forced off with a thigh injury and the defender Marquinhos was substituted with a similar injury. PSG ⁠said both players would have treatment ​for the next ​few weeks.

The PSG coach, Luis Enrique, used Dembélé sparingly in the French league last season and has rested him twice in Ligue 1 this campaign. The France forward, who scored six goals at the World Cup, struggled with injuries last season and had been beset by leg muscle injuries at his previous club, Barcelona.

In the 2024-25 Dembélé played 50 games in a season for the first time in his career and his performances earned him the men’s Ballon d’Or.