In addition to Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain may also have to miss Lionel Messi in the 1st leg against Bayern Munich. In the round of 16 of the Champions League.
L’Équipe and RMC Sport report this on Thursday evening. Messi has sustained a muscle injury from Wednesday evening’s lost cup match with Olympique Marseille (2-1) and, according to the French sports newspaper, is missing in next Saturday’s competition match with AS Monaco anyway. It is also highly questionable whether the 35-year-old Argentinian will be fit in time for next Tuesday’s Champions League cracker against Bayern, although PSG is still optimistic according to reports.
At worst, however, PSG would have to miss two of its three stars in the 1st leg against Bayern. Mbappé was already out with a hamstring injury in the league game with Montpellier at the beginning of this month and missed the last two games against Toulouse and Marseille as a result. Trainer Julian Nagelsmann expressed suspicions that PSG wanted to create a smokescreen about the absence of the French superstar, but according to Le Parisien, the chance is small that Mbappé will be there on Tuesday.
Marquinhos’ reaction after being knocked out in the French Cup
For the second year in a row, Paris Saint-Germain is prematurely out of the French cup tournament. Captain Marquinhos is disgusted.
Without Kylian Mbappé, but with Lionel Messi and Neymar in the line for the entire game, PSG failed to take control of Marseille. “We knew they would put a lot of pressure,” Marquinhos grumbled afterwards. “We failed to get past their lines faster. And we made a few mistakes that cost us dearly.”
The defender added, “It is a defeat that hurts because it is a cup match against our great rival. We wanted to come back to Paris with a win and qualify for the next round. It’s time to shut up. We know we have to improve a lot if we want to do good things this season. A lost title opportunity, that hurts. We’re disgusted.”
Next Saturday, a difficult away match awaits the star ensemble of coach Christophe Galtier. Then the leader of Ligue 1 will visit number four AS Monaco. Three days later, the first part of the promising diptych with Bayern Munich is scheduled for the Parc des Princes.
