Kylian Mbappe has suffered a setback in his recovery from a thigh injury and will miss Paris Saint -Germain ’ s top- of -the- table clash with Angers in Ligue 1 on Saturday .
The 20 -year -old returned after a month- long absence with substitute appearances against Bordeaux last weekend and at Galatasaray in the Champions League in midweek .
“ Kylian will not be able to play tomorrow, ” PSG coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday .
“ He is not injured again, it isn ’t a relapse . But the scar and the nerve are too close and we have to treat .
“ We have to give him more treatment , it ’s a problem when he plays . We have to treat that and we need time . ”
Mbappe , who was the Ligue 1 top-scorer last season with 33 goals , has netted twice in all competitions so far this term .
Reigning French champions PSG sit two points clear of surprise challengers Angers at the top of the table after eight matches of the campaign .
But they have struggled with injuries , and Edinson Cavani is also still sidelined.
Tuchel will hope to have Mbappe back after the international break for trips to Nice and Club Brugge , in the Champions League , although he could miss France ’ s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Iceland on October 11 and Turkey three days later .
( AFP )
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