PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappé has less than three weeks to recover from a heavily sprained ankle in order to face Atalanta in the Champions League quarterfinals.
PSG plays the free-scoring Italian side on Aug. 12 in Lisbon as part of the final eight’s single-game knockout format, which ends with the final on Aug. 23. PSG is already without striker Edinson Cavani, who did not renew his contract when it expired at the end of June.
Mbappé limped off injured in the first half of a 1-0 win over Saint-Étienne in the French Cup final on Friday night, and watched the rest of the match from the bench with a brace on his foot.