Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe on crutches after the match during the French Cup Final between AS Saint-Etienne and Paris Saint Germain at Stade de France on July 24, 2020 in Saint-Denis, France. David Niviere/Abaca/Sipa USA

PSG's Kylian Mbappe doubtful for Champions League restart

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jul 27, 2020 1:30 PM ET

Paris Saint-Germain forward and "FIFA 21" cover man Kylian Mbappe is likely to miss his side's Aug. 12 Champions League showdown with Serie A's Atalanta due to an ankle injury.

Via an official statement, PSG explained:

As announced after the final of the Coupe de France against Saint-Etienne, Kylian Mbappe underwent further examinations to his injured right ankle. The results of today's scan confirmed an ankle sprain with damage to the external ligament. The player is expected to be sidelined for approximately three weeks.

The 21-year-old suffered the setback during Friday's Couple de France Final when Saint-Etienne captain Loic Perrin wiped him out with a horrific tackle.

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Mbappe returned to the PSG bench using crutches before the match finished.

With the Champions League resumption set to run from Aug. 12 through Aug. 23, it's possible Mbappe won't be cleared to return until after the 2020-21 European calendars open.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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