WORRY DEM

France suffer Euros injury scare as sub Ousmane Dembele limps off holding his leg in Hungary draw

OUSMANE DEMBELE is an injury worry for France after he hobbled out of his country's 1-1 draw with Hungary at Euro 2020.

The Barcelona star - himself on as a sub - suffered a tendon crock in the final minutes of the match and was brought off.

The 24-year-old didn't start the game but was introduced in the 57th minute with Hungary winning 1-0.

He helped his team get back into the game as Antoine Griezmann equalised nine minutes later.

But Dembele couldn't inspire Didier Deschamps' side to victory and needed to be taken off in the 87th minute with a leg injury.

Deschamps said: "Dembele, it’s hit on the tendon, behind the knee, it will be necessary to check.

"He continued, he wanted to cross and felt a fairly significant discomfort. I brought him out. We will have to watch it."

It is unclear whether Dembele will be fit for France's final group game against Portugal on Wednesday, June 23 - a fixture they can't afford to lose.

Defeat for the reigning world champions could see them finish third and vulnerable of an early exit from the tournament.

A draw would be enough to finish in the top two, while Portugal need at least a point after their 4-2 defeat to Germany this evening.

Deschamps said of the draw: "In front of their fans and in their stadium, it gave them strength.

"This is not the result we were hoping for in this match, but given the context, we will take it anyway.

"Shots off target cannot end in the back of the net. We had to score first and we didn’t.

"They had practically nothing more, but hey… We had opportunities too, but now… We have to accept it."

Dembele's career has been ravaged by injury since he signed for Barcelona in August 2017 for a reported £97million.

The rumoured Manchester United target managed just 81 LaLiga appearances for the Spanish giants in four seasons but did make 30 of those last term.

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