RMC Sport and Le Parisien report this afternoon that Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé has suffered a knock in training today, 48 hours before the team face Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League clash.

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The Frenchman will now undergo medical exams to determine the nature of the injury, with his involvement in Wednesday evening’s match at the Santiago Bernabéu now in question.

Mbappé had been the difference-maker in the first leg with his late winner, and has been the centre of attention in the tie following his push to join the La Liga side last summer.

The 23-year-old missed the loss the Nice on Saturday evening due to suspension, but was again crucial in the win over Saint-Étienne a week ago, scoring a double and setting up another.

Lille have this afternoon announced that midfielder Renato Sanches will miss an estimated three weeks of action after picking up a left thigh muscle injury.

The Portuguese international had left the pitch after 20 minutes of Friday night’s match against Saint-Étienne, and underwent medical exams this morning.

Sanches’ absence will be a major blow to Les Dogues’ chances against Chelsea in midweek, as they look to overcome a first leg 2-0 deficit. Sanches had been the standout player at Stamford Bridge for Gourvennec’s men.

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As reported by France Bleu Paris, Paris Saint-Germain have taken the decision to suspend their partnership with sponsor FONBET, a Russian betting company, effective immediately, until the end of the season.

This comes after the company signed a sponsorship deal at the end of 2019, which was due to last until 2023. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, PSG have become the third European side to cut ties with the gambling company, after AC Milan and Real Madrid.

Despite this, PSG maintain their youth academy in Moscow. Set up in 2019, the academy hosts 500 children this season. That said, the club operate 152 academies in 17 countries around the world, and are not alone in continuing in Russia: Barcelona, Juventus and Inter Milan have all left their Russian academies open.

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As reported by the club, Ligue 1 side Bordeaux have extended young forward Sékou Mara’s contract with the club up to 2025.

An international with France at all levels from the under 16s up to the under 21s, Mara has played 27 times for FCGB since breaking through into the senior squad last season. He’s scored twice and added four assists in that time.

The 19-year-old is the son of TF1 television journalist Audrey Crespo-Mara.

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Following PSG’s 3-0 win over Ligue 1 strugglers Bordeaux this afternoon, in which Lionel Messi and Neymar were both targeted by boos from the home fans every time they touched the ball, former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez posted a message on Instagram supporting his fellow South Americans.

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Writing in Spanish, the current Atlético Madrid striker said “As always, football has no memory. Always with you. I love you.” The 35-year-old’s message mirrored that of Cesc Fabregas, another former Barcelona player, who criticised the PSG fans for their lack of memory this afternoon.

As reported by RMC, despite reports suggesting otherwise, PSG’s Brazilian forward Neymar has not asked to leave Paris after being booed and whistled by PSG fans during the win over Bordeaux on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the outlet says, the 30-year-old is not one of the players earmarked to be sold in the summer as others in the French media had reported earlier this week.

Neymar, however, is nevertheless said to be deeply upset by the treatment he and Lionel Messi received at the Parc des Prince on Sunday after the loss to Real Madrid and subsequent exit from the Champions League, the manner of which infuriated PSG fans.

The forward doesn’t see how he can be held responsible for the defeat and his trip back to Barcelona after the game on Sunday was an attempt to get some space from Paris and spend his day off away from the French capital, rather than being any signal of intent.

Both club and player will take their time, say RMC, before making any decisions in reaction to the loss to Madrid.

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Following Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League collapse on Wednesday night, the club’s ultra group, the Collectif Ultras Paris, have released a strong statement on Twitter detailing their frustrations with the club. They have confirmed they will stage manifestations during the Ligue 1 fixture against Bordeaux.

The statement:

The unacceptable and inevitable disillusion that we feared and foresaw has unfortunately been realised.

How can you have this mindset that moves mountains when your season seems to begin in February and you play domestic competitions at a senatorial pace?

How can you have a genuine game plan when your squad is nothing but a bunch of ‘stars’ who barely compliment one another?

How can a coach be the respected boss of the changing room when he is manifestly not the true decision maker?

How can you regenerate a squad when endless subs can happily see out their contracts with such comfortable salaries?

How can you feel the immutable force of the history of your club when their colours alternate between black, fuchsia, pink, yellow…?

How can you want to change everything for the people of Paris when you settle for waving to them from the penalty spot and when you’re more often seen at Fashion Week than at a meeting with the representatives of your own fans?

We don’t have a short memory. We know what our return owes to President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi but it is clear he is not the man for the job. The club’s current situation requires complete reorganisation at all levels going forward and the daily presence of its president.

Our Paris Saint-Germain deserves people who serve it, not people who are served by it. Against Bordeaux on Sunday, we will show our displeasure and we ask everyone who loves this club, who will be present, to unite with our non-violent action.

We will remain mobilised until genuine, large-scale changes have been made. We do it in the greater interest of a club, not a brand, not a marketing product, OUR CLUB! Allez Paris.

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Ligue 1 21/22, Round 28 – 13/3/22

MARSEILLE – 4 (Gerson 3, Milik 63, Harit 71, Ünder 92)

Pau López, 5

Pol Lirola, 3

William Saliba, 7 – An assured away display from the Arsenal loanee at a tricky ground to visit. Typically serene and commanding, he had no trouble handling Brest’s forward line and he calmed and expertly used the ball and covered for his teammates all game.

Boubacar Kamara, 6

Leonardo Balerdi, 5

Sead Kolašinac, 5

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Pape Gueye, 8 – An excellent all-round display. He repeatedly and boldly won the ball back in midfield before using it simply to start attacks while his long passing was also intelligent and progressive too if not always totally accurate but he did well to charge on and join attacks.

Mattéo Guendouzi, 7 – This was a marked improvement on some average recent displays, his passing was more positive and, in the first half especially, he broke forward with typical aggression to the frustration of the opposition. A nuisance all game.

Gerson, 8 – He tucked away the first having broken, as he did all game, incisively from midfield as his increased intensity, sorely lacking during the first half of the season, again gave OM an added verve to match his obvious quality on the ball.

Amine Harit, 7 – His problem all season long has been his similarity to Dimitri Payet, not his lack of quality which he proved here in a slippery and waspish display in supporting Milik. It was his corner that assisted the second and he was on hand to tap home the third. His six shot-creating actions was the game’s most.

Arkadiusz Milik, 7 – His resurgence continues. He did well to slip Gerson in for the opener early on and lead the line with power throughout. A brilliant stooped header from Harit’s corner made it 2-0.

Others: Ünder 6, Bakambu 6, Rongier 5, Ćaleta-Car 4, Peres 5.

BREST – 1 (Cardona 91)

Marco Bizot, 3

Jean-Kevin Duverne, 4

Lilian Brassier, 3

Dénys Bain, 3

Jere Uronen, 4

Haris Belkebla, 5

Hugo Magnetti, 5

Franck Honorat, 5

Martin Satriano, 3

Youcef Belaïli, 4

Jérémy Le Douaron, 4

Others: Cardona 6, Mounie 4, Del Castillo 4, Agoume 5.

As reported by L’Équipe, Ukrainian flags will now be permitted during tonight’s Champions League second leg match between Lille and Chelsea held at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. This had not been the case up until today, with the intention being to avoid the “politicisation” of the ground.

This falls more in line with Lille’s gestures before their game against Saint-Étienne on Friday night, when the club organised a collection of necessary products for war victims in Ukraine. The players also wore shirts that had the phrase “united for peace” written onto the back in yellow and blue. These shirts were then put up for auction, with the proceeds going to the same cause.

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In speaking with an interview with Le Figaro, former Lyon, Lille, Marseille and Roma coach Rudi Garcia stated his desire to return to OL, after his departure at the end of last season, should the chance ever arise. Garcia explained: 

“Honestly, I would’ve stayed with Lyon. I don’t want to talk about the past too much but what I can say is that I have no regrets. Despite the negative feelings of some supporters, if Lyon came back for me tomorrow, I’d go back there right away.”

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