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Payet suffers injury heartbreak in Europa League final with World Cup dreams in serious doubt

The playmaker had been struggling with a muscular complaint before the final and now could miss his chance to shine in Russia

Dimitri Payet faces the anguish of missing the World Cup finals after being forced out of Wednesday's Europa League decider through injury.

Payet was given the captain's armband for Marseille against Atletico Madrid, and in the opening minutes played through Valere Germain with a lovely pass that was ultimately squandered.

But after Antoine Griezmann struck to give Atletico the lead in the first half Marseille's woes were increased by injury to their skipper.