Fear gripped Paris Saint Germain fans on Monday afternoon. PSG superstar striker Kylian Mbappé, victim of a blow to the left foot in training, has undergone a clinical examination which is ultimately intended “reassuring”said the club before the knockout stages of the Champions League on Wednesday at Real Madrid.
“A new point will be made in 24 hours” for the center-forward of the Blues, saving scorer in the first leg (1-0), said PSG. The injury of the French international, relayed in the afternoon by several French media, gave cold sweats to Parisian supporters, accustomed to seeing their favorite team evolve without some of its stars during major European meetings in recent years.
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A possible withdrawal from Mbappé would upset the preparation of PSG, depending on the exploits of its n°7, both its top scorer and its best passer this season. Without the suspended world champion, the Parisians lost to Nice in Ligue 1 (1-0) on Saturday. “There is a PSG with Kylian and another without Kylian”recognized the Nice coach Christophe Galtier, after the meeting.
The capital club only regrets two absentees: the Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (calf), deprived of a reunion with his former club, and the midfielder Ander Herrera (conjunctivitis). Confirmation of Ramos’ absence was expected. The player “trains individually until the end of the week”, said PSG. The 2010 world champion with the “Roja” has also suffered from recurring physical problems for over a year.
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He has only played five matches in all competitions this season, none of which in the Champions League. This limited return threatens the future in Paris of the 35-year-old player, who last summer signed a contract until 2023. A relapse in the right calf at the end of January deprived Ramos of a reunion with Real, where he played for sixteen years, between 2005 and 2021.
On Friday, his coach Mauricio Pochettino did not rule out taking the player to Madrid, even if he was unavailable, for “give good advice to his teammates. […] It’s time to come together and be united. Any contribution, for example from Sergio, can be positive, even decisive.”said the Argentinian technician.
Ander Herrera, hit in the thigh, then victim of an eye infection, also forfeited, as since his last meeting on January 31.
On the return side, right-back Achraf Hakimi is applying to return to the group, after a quadriceps muscle injury deprived him of his team’s last two matches. The return of the Moroccan international, trained at Real Madrid, is good news for Pochettino, who can also count on Leandro Paredes, available after recovering from adductor pain.