Paris Saint-Germain defeated Saint-Etienne 1-0 on Friday to hoist the Coupe de France, but the victory came at a potentially disastrous cost. SIPA USA

PSG's Kylian Mbappe suffers ankle injury after horrific tackle

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jul 24, 2020 6:23 PM ET

Paris Saint-Germain defeated Saint-Etienne 1-0 on Friday to hoist the Coupe de France, but the victory came at a potentially disastrous cost.

21-year-old forward and FIFA 21 cover man Kylian Mbappe suffered an ankle injury following a horrific challenge from Saint-Etienne captain Loic Perrin in the 26th minute of play:

Tempers flare as Loic Perrin brings Kylian Mbappe down HARD in the #CoupeDeFrance final#PSGASSE
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- beIN SPORTS CONNECT: https://t.co/LRYa03w6yI pic.twitter.com/TNW9LTzPy1
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) July 24, 2020

Mbappe exited the match before halftime and later returned to the pitch using crutches:

@KMbappe comes out to the bench in crutches after the hard tackle he took in the first half#PSGASSE #CoupeDeFrance pic.twitter.com/0gGFHsUyNh
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) July 24, 2020

Losing Mbappe would be a devastating blow ahead of PSG's pursuit of the Champions League title. The Ligue 1 champions face Serie A's Atalanta in the Champions League quarterfinal on Aug. 12.

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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