Champions, Psg-Bayern: Mbappé injured, Nagelsmann doesn’t believe it

Pre-tactical or not, PSG must reinvent themselves another life, without Mbappé. In fact, the champion will be unavailable for about three weeks, due to an injury to his left hamstring remedied on Wednesday in Montpellier. Trouble ahead of the round of 16 of the Champions League with Bayern Munich on 14 February. But the Bavarian coach has made it known that he does not believe in the champion’s malady and is preparing for a duel against a full PSG. As it won’t be tomorrow afternoon, against Toulouse (5.00 pm). In fact, Neymar, crushed like Ramos, and Verratti, who is disqualified, are also missing.

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However, Messi will be there, who led the Parisians to success on Wednesday with one of three goals (1-3) and above all by showing off his ideas again and in good physical shape. Despite 36 years on the horizon, he will turn them in June, which forces him to reflect a bit on the future. Not only from a PSG point of view, with which he negotiates the renewal perhaps for two years, but also from a national point of view, as he explained at home, recalling the next World Cup, after the one won in December in Qatar: “It’s still a long way off, but I think it will be hard to be there.” Against Toulouse, however, it will be up to the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner to lead the Parisian attack, in the absence of Neymar, who is out due to muscle fatigue, and precisely of Mbappé, theoretically unavailable until at least 22 February. This is what PSG communicated, without convincing Nagelsmann: “I don’t think he will be absent – ​​declared the Bayern coach – I don’t know what he has, and what has been indicated on their website is somewhat vague. I will prepare the match by predicting his presence on the pitch. It is clear that they could be bluffing.” In short, the German coach does not trust. The same could be done by his colleague Galtier regarding the recovery of Mané, who has just resumed training, but not with the team, and who for Nagelsmann won’t make it for the duel with the Parisians.

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In short, everything remains pending for now, such as the prospect, for Mbappé, already promoted to PSG vice-captain, of being captain of the national team. After the retirement of Lloris, Mandanda and Varane, the attacker is a natural candidate, but there is also Griezmann, older and no less important for a group to regenerate. Mbappé, in this sense, seems to best represent the new generation. In fact, there is no shortage of talent in France. And to PSG in particular, which can rely on the crystal clear one of the 16-year-old Zaire-Emery, potential starter tomorrow in place of the suspended Verratti, after the goal as the youngest Parisian scorer, who on Wednesday locked up the +5 on Tudor’s Marseille which closes tomorrow the turn with Nice.