Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Paris Saint-Germain's UEFA Champions League meeting with Barcelona because of a heel injury.
Barca, one of Ibrahimovic's former clubs, visits the Parc des Princes on Tuesday, but PSG will be without its talismanic striker as he continues to struggle with pain in his left heel.
The problem has kept Ibrahimovic out of PSG's past two fixtures — a 2-0 win at Caen and a 1-1 draw at Toulouse — and coach Laurent Blanc had previously expressed hope that the Sweden captain would be fit to face his former employers.
However, a brief statement released by PSG on Monday confirmed that Ibrahimovic would not be available after tests showed that his recovery had "not been satisfactory."
Barca has yet to concede a goal in any competition this season, and coach Luis Enrique will no doubt be more confident of keeping that run going in light of Ibrahimovic's absence.
For PSG, however, the news comes as a further blow, with captain Thiago Silva and Ezequiel Lavezzi (both hamstring) also ruled out.