France, Sept. 16 -- Defending champions Paris Saint-Gemain were facing an injury crisis as they prepared to lead fellow Ligue 1 clubs Marseille and Monaco into this season's Champions League.

Shorn of star strikers Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue who were both injured on international duty with France last week, three more PSG players were hurt during Sunday's 2-0 win over Lens in Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia went down and was substituted in the first-half. South Korea international Kang-in Lee suffered the same fate just after the pause. With 20 minutes remaining, Lucas Beraldo had to be carried off on a stretcher after twisting his ankle.

"We tried to change players to give everyone the game time that they n...