Kylian Mbappe Injury Update Rules PSG Striker Out Of UCL Game Against Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain will be without star striker Kylian Mbappe for the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash with Bayern Munich.
Mbappe limped off after 21 minutes of PSG's Ligue 1 game at Montpellier on Wednesday night.
The 24-year-old had earlier failed to convert two penalty kicks but PSG still went on to win 3-1.
On Thursday afternoon, PSG issued a medical update regarding Mbappe.
It read: "After undergoing tests, Kylian Mbappe suffered an injury to the left thigh at the level of the femoral biceps.
"He is expected to be out of action for three weeks."
PSG are scheduled to play five times in the next three weeks, starting with a home game against Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
They then go to Marseille in the Coupe de France on February 8, before visiting Monaco in the league three days later.
Mbappe is also expected to miss PSG's Ligue 1 game against Lille on February 19.
PSG will host Bayern in the first leg of their European heavyweight battle on February 14.
The second leg in Germany is not until March 8, so Mbappe should be fit to feature in that game.
PSG and Bayern last met in the 2020/21 Champions League quarter-finals.
Mbappe scored twice as PSG won the first leg 3-2 in Munich. But PSG lost 1-0 at home six days later and were therefore eliminated under the now-abolished away goals rule.
Kylian Mbappe pictured (center) in action for PSG against Bayern Munich in April 2021
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