Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of the French side's mouthwatering Champions League clash with Catalan giants Barcelona.
The Swedish talisman, who missed out on Les Parisiens last two Ligue 1 games, has been suffering from a heel injury, and tests revealed the 32-year-old will not be fit in time for the Parc de Princes encounter, on Tuesday.
NO Ibra for PSG's UCL home clash with Barca
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League fixture vs. Barcelona tomorrow. #PSG pic.twitter.com/J0Eo8wDpEx
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) September 29, 2014
Further tests on the Swedish striker's left heel revealed he would not be fit in time for Tuesday's game
PSG say that after further tests on his left heel, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's injury has not showed satisfactory signs of progress.
— Jonathan Johnson (@Jon_LeGossip) September 29, 2014
Too bad! Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss tomorrow's clash against Barcelona in the #UCL #competewiththebest
— MESSISTATS (@MessiStats) September 29, 2014
This news comes after the former Inter Milan striker hinted that former coach Pep Guadiola cost him a shot at winning his first Champions League medal during the two's time at Camp Nou, back in the 2010-11 season.
"We had the best team in the world, that's for certain," the Swede stated. "But we failed in our quest for the Champions League because of the bad decisions of certain people."
This will come as a huge blow for the the Ligue 1 champions as Laurent Blanc's side have been struggling to hit form, failing to regain their title-winning form in France's top-flight, recording only three wins in their first eight games.
Ibra will miss out on the match against former employers Barcelona, who he blames for not winning a UCL medal back in 2010-11
Paris Saint-Germain, who reached the Champions League quarter-finals last season, began this campaign with a 1-1 draw away to Ajax, but now face the daunting task of hosting Luis Enrique's high-flying side.
The Blaugrana are enjoying a wonderful start to La Liga, winning five out of their first six games, kicking off their European campaign with a 1-0 over Apoel Nicosiand, and are yet to concede a goal.
Other doubts for Paris Saint-Germain's key tie include club captain Thiago Silva and Argentine attacker Ezequiel Lavezzi.
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