Soccer-Barcelona's Dembele faces surgery again following knee injury

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Sevilla v FC Barcelona - Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain - February 27, 2021 Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo/File Photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona and France forward Ousmane Dembele's nightmarish luck with injuries continued on Tuesday as his club announced he will need surgery to treat the knee problem which forced him out of the European Championship.

Dembele was forced off the pitch in France's 1-1 draw with Hungary on Saturday only 30 minutes after coming on, and the national team on Monday ruled him out for the rest of the tournament.