Kylian Mbappe is a doubt for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League tie against Real Madrid on Wednesday evening, the club have confirmed.
The striker, who scored the decisive goal during the first leg last month, is thought to have suffered an ankle injury in training in what could be a huge factor in deciding the success of PSG’s season.
Largely, the ownership in the French capital have prioritised the Champions League ahead of domestic competition given the club’s spending power in comparison to their rivals.
Mauricio Pochettino, despite welcoming Lionel Messi into the team last summer, has already seen his future cast into doubt amid some sluggish performances and the idea of missing Mbappe for a finely-poised second-leg will be hugely concerning.
Mbappe - strongly linked with a move to Madrid at the end of the season upon the expiration of his contract - has stood out even in a team of superstars.
30 starts across all competitions have yielded 19 goals with no other PSG player coming close to reaching double figures.
Without him in the Spanish capital, Real Madrid will be confident of turning things around.
