Is Kylian Mbappé fit to play? Nothing is less certain at this time.
Luis Enrique, hot on Sunday evening, was hardly worried about it. In the euphoria of PSG’s big victory over OM in the championship (4-0), the Spanish coach judged the injury to Kylian Mbappé to be benign, having left the field half an hour into the game after contact with Leonardo Balerdi. “ This is not a serious problem. (…) It was smarter to go out. It’s just a hit. I think it should be available soon », Says the former coach of La Roja.
Three days have passed since then and it is certain that the captain of the Blues is suffering from a sprained left ankle. With no guarantee of recovery by the 7e day of Ligue 1 and the Parisians’ trip to Clermont late Saturday afternoon. This Wednesday after two days of rest, the capital’s players returned to training in Poissy without their star striker.
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In a medical press release, PSG specifies that the person concerned has “ performed indoor exercises today “, adding that a ” new point will be made on Friday », on the eve of the journey to Auvergne. For Paris, this potential absence could be a hard blow. If the team was able to play against Marseille without its number one offensive asset, the latter’s impact on collective performance remains considerable. Even if it was against the red lantern of the elite and its gangrenous lawn.
