PSG’s number 7 suffers “a left thigh injury” incurred in Wednesday’s Ligue 1 match in Montpellier (3-1).
The striker will also miss the French Cup round of 16 match on Wednesday in Marseille, but his loss seems compatible with a return ahead of the Champions League round of 16 second leg match on March 8 in Germany.
The absence of the Frenchman for the Champions League is a great loss for PSG, especially when the 24-year-old attacker dominates the statistics this season: Mbappé is currently at the top of the scoring charts in the European competitiontied with Mohamed Salah (7 goals).
On Wednesday, coach Christophe Galtier had shown confidence in recovering it. “It’s a contusion or a bruise, we don’t know yet. There isn’t too much concern”, he had declared, evoking “a blow behind the knee and in the muscle”.
In Canal+ images taken after the game, Mbappé is seen commenting on his injury in the corridors of the changing rooms, declaring: “I was injured in support, it hurts too much.”
After also leaving the match in Montpellier due to injury, Spanish defender Sergio Ramos was to carry out “complementary tests” this Thursday, PSG said.
The Parisian club, which is looking for its first Champions League title, a great objective of its Qatari owners, is already deprived, in defense, of Presnel Kimpembe and Nordi Mukiele, while Neymar rested on Wednesday to recover from “muscle fatigue”. .