Kylian Mbappé, injured in a thigh during the match against Montpellier, will be out for three weeks and will miss the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich to be played on February 14 at the Parc des Princes in Paris , as announced this Thursday by the French club.
PSG reported that the Parisian striker suffers “an injury to his left thigh.” He will also miss the French Cup round of 16 against Marseille on Wednesday. Mbappé would be available for the return match against Bayern in Munich to be played on March 8.
The absence of the Frenchman is a great loss for PSG, as the 24-year-old striker dominates the statistical tables this season: Mbappé is currently at the top of the European competition goalscoring rankings tied with Mohamed Salah (7 goals). .
Mbappé withdrew from the field against Montpellier after missing a penalty twice against Benjamin Lecomte, former Espanyol goalkeeper. The PSG coach, Christophe Galtier, was reassuring after Bondy’s substitution: “It’s a contusion or a bruise, we don’t know yet. There’s not much to worry about.”
Mbappé himself analyzed his pain in some images that Canal Francia captured: “I was injured supporting, I have too much pain.” The Spanish defender Sergio Ramos was also injured in Montpellier, who will undergo “complementary examinations” this Thursday to find out the extent of his ailment, according to PSG.
The Parisian club, still in search of its first Champions League crown, the ultimate goal of its Qatari owners, is currently already deprived in defense of Presnel Kimpembe and Nordi Mukiele, while Neymar was reserved on Wednesday against Montpellier for muscular fatigue.
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