PSG defender Kimpembe sidelined ahead of game against Israel’s Maccabi Haifa
27-year-old suffers injury in 1-0 victory against Brest; French side faces Haifa in Israel on Wednesday

Paris Saint-Germain’s French international defender Presnel Kimpembe will be out for around six weeks with a hamstring injury, leaving him little time to be fit for the World Cup, the club said on Tuesday.
Kimpembe, 27, suffered the injury in PSG’s 1-0 victory against Brest on Saturday.
France begins the defense of their World Cup title against Australia in Qatar on November 22.
“Presnel Kimpembe will not be available for about six weeks. A new assessment will be made in eight days,” PSG said in a statement.
Kimpembe is one of several key France stars sidelined through injury as the World Cup approaches. Midfielder Paul Pogba is recovering from knee surgery while both N’Golo Kante and Karim Benzema are also sidelined.
The injury also rules the 28-times capped Kimpembe out of PSG’s Champions League group stage matches.
The French side faces Maccabi Haifa in Israel on Wednesday after making a winning start against Juventus in their first game.
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Presnel Kimpembe???????? souffre d’une lésion des ischio-jambiers et sera absent environ six semaines.???? pic.twitter.com/ipxTfXzvaz
— PFC (@PassionFootClub) September 13, 2022
On Tuesday night, Maccabi Haifa fell 2-0 to Portuguese squad Benfica, picking up its Champion’s League campaign where it left off the last time it appeared in the group stage of the top-flight European tournament: unable to get the ball in the net.
The Israeli squad is in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time since 2009-2010, when it won the dubious distinction of becoming the first team ever to fail to score a single goal or notch a draw in all six matches.