Two missed shots and an untimely injury: Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain had a memorable evening less than two weeks before the duel with FC Bayern Munich.
The French champions won 3-1 (0-0) at HSC Montpellier, who were in danger of relegation, on Wednesday.
A wound from superstar Mbappé may weigh heavily. The striker had to be substituted after 20 minutes, he kept holding the back of his left thigh.
On February 14, PSG welcomes Bayern to the round of 16 first leg in the Champions League, the second leg in Munich is on March 8.
At the time of his substitution, Mbappé had shown unusual weaknesses in the end in a curious way. Montpellier’s goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte initially saved a penalty kick from the vice world champion, which had to be repeated. Lecomte also fended off Mbappé’s second attempt, and he then put the margin over the goal (10th).
Shortly after the replacement of the top star, the game was over for Sergio Ramos (31st), the Spaniard had to leave the field with a suspected concussion.
Fabian (55′), world champion Lionel Messi (72′) and Warren Zaire-Emery (90’+2′) scored for PSG, Arnaud Nordin (89′) shortened the lead in the closing stages.