Mbappe injury hits PSG at crunch time in season

AFP, Paris :
An injury to a key player is once again threatening to derail a Champions League campaign for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) with Kylian Mbappe having been ruled out of the first leg of their last-16 tie against Bayern Munich.
Mbappe suffered the injury to his left thigh in the first half of PSG’s 3-1 win at Montpellier in midweek and had to come off, having already twice missed a penalty in the early stages of the match.
It raises questions about PSG’s handling of a player who starred for France at the World Cup right to the end, scoring a hat-trick in the final against Argentina, but then opted to make an immediate return to training with his club.
He was eventually afforded a week’s holiday at the start of January but he has not looked as sharp as usual-his only Ligue 1 goal since the World Cup was a penalty against Strasbourg on December 28.
PSG have said Mbappe will be sidelined for around three weeks, meaning he could miss three key Ligue 1 games as well as a French Cup last-16 tie in Marseille.