Paris Saint-Germain can belatedly wrap up another domestic treble on Friday when they face Lyon in the final of the French League Cup, but their build-up to the game has been overshadowed by Kylian Mbappe’s ankle injury.
The World Cup-winning superstar was crocked in last Friday’s French Cup final against Saint-Etienne in the first competitive game on French soil since the coronavirus-imposed shut down in March.
Mbappe was left with a sprained right ankle after a crunching challenge from Saint-Etienne’s Loic Perrin and looks certain to miss the game that really counts for the Qatar-owned club, the Champions League quarter-final against Atalanta on August 12.
On Thursday, PSG coach Thomas Tuchel admitted it would take “a miracle” for the 21-year-old to recover in time for that game in Lisbon.
Angel Di Maria has already been ruled out of that match because of suspension, and asked if there was any hope for Mbappe, Tuchel said: “Yes, always, but it’s going to be tight….
Source: Guardian Newspaper
