Affected in an ankle, Kylian Mbappé was replaced in the first period of the Classic against OM this Sunday. The PSG striker was injured during a duel with Leonardo Balerdi at the start of the game.
PSG had to finish the Classic without Kylian Mbappé. Hit in the left ankle, the French striker was taken off in the 30th minute of play this Sunday during the closing match of the sixth day of Ligue 1 against OM. The 24-year-old tried everything to stay on the pitch but was forced off.
Kylian Mbappé was hit during a duel with Leonardo Balerdi (6th) and was hurt when he fell, with his left ankle turning. In the process, Achraf Hakimi punished the Marseillais with a magnificent free kick, to open the scoring. But the 2018 world champion quickly came off the field to take off his shoe and show the doctor his foot.
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The strap did not allow Mbappé to continue
A few minutes later (15th), Kylian Mbappé moved to the side again, this time to get strapped. The medical intervention did not have the desired effect and Kylian Mbappé was forced to give way to Gonçalo Ramos. The Portuguese didn’t even have time to warm up.
Kylian Mbappé grimaced as he entered the locker room. Without him, Randal Kolo Muani doubled the lead (37th) for his team, following carefully after a strike from Achraf Hakimi, again him. The French international took the opportunity to score his first goal in his new colors.
It remains to be seen whether Kylian Mbappé can be restored for his team’s next meeting, next Saturday, in Clermont. The schedule will then be busy with a meeting in the Champions League on October 4, on the pitch at Newcastle then a trip to Rennes the following Sunday.