OM, Monaco, Bayern … the very big calendar that awaits PSG without Mbappé
Hit in the thigh on Wednesday in Montpellier, Kylian Mbappé will be unavailable for an estimated period of three weeks. The PSG striker will miss several shocks.
Of course, there is never a good time to end up in the infirmary. But PSG would have preferred that Kylian Mbappe bless oneself in a completely different context. Not at the time of facing such a busy schedule. Released on injury after twenty minutes of play Wednesday in Montpellier (3-1), the 2018 world champion suffers from a lesion of the left thigh at the level of the femoral biceps.
His duration of unavailability is estimated at three weeks by his club. Which will therefore make him miss, unless there is a miracle in terms of recovery, the long-awaited shock at the Parc des Princes against Bayern Munich, on February 14, in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League (9 p.m. on RMC Sport 1). In the meantime, he is already forfeited for the reception of Toulouse this Saturday (5 p.m.) in the league.
Back against OM in Ligue 1?
He will also miss the eighth final of the Coupe de France against OM scheduled for next Wednesday (9:10 p.m.) at the Vélodrome. A big blow for Christophe Galtier in view of the form displayed for several weeks by the Marseillais. Four days later, Paris will go to the side of Louis-II to challenge another team in confidence, AS Monaco, on the occasion of the 23rd day of Ligue 1.
It is then Bayern who come to the Park. A Munich team that seems to be getting better. After three consecutive draws in the Bundesliga, she won her first victory of the year by crushing Mainz (4-0) on Wednesday in the German Cup. Deprived of his number 7, author of 25 goals in 26 games this season, Galtier has less than two weeks ahead of him to find the best formula in attack. Who accompanied Neymar and Lionel Messi? Should we consider a system change?
After the C1, PSG will host Lille on February 19. If all goes well in his recovery, Mbappé would be likely to return for the next match, against Marseille, in Ligue 1, on February 26. Caution could also lead the Parisian staff to wait for Nantes to come on March 5 to play Mbappé again. Or just before the round of 16 return against Bayern on March 8 at the Allianz Arena.
The Paris calendar:
> PSG-Toulouse (Ligue 1) on February 4
> OM-PSG (French Cup) on February 8
> Monaco-PSG (Ligue 1) on February 11
> PSG-Bayern Munich (Champions League) on February 14
> PSG-Lille (Ligue 1) on February 19
> OM-PSG (Ligue 1) on February 26
> PSG-Nantes (Ligue 1) on March 5
> Bayern Munich-PSG (Champions League) on March 8