PARIS, Dec 9 : Paris St Germain forward Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out of Wednesday's Champions League trip to Athletic Bilbao after falling ill, the defending champions said on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old, winner of the 2025 Ballon d'Or, has been unwell since Monday and was deemed unfit for the league phase fixture in Spain.

Dembele's absence adds to a recent disrupted run of form in which he has struggled for consistent match fitness.

He missed domestic fixtures against Olympique Lyonnais and Le Havre with a calf injury before returning to action on November 26 in PSG's 5-3 Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur, when he played 12 minutes as a substitute.

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