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PSG coach Emery hopeful over Mbappe injury after Neymar blow

Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery says striker Kylian Mbappe asked to be substituted against Marseille due to an ankle injury.

PSG coach Emery hopeful over Mbappe injury after Neymar blow
AFP

Kylian Mbappe sustained an ankle injury during a Coupe de France quarter-final win against Marseille, but Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery hopes the problem is not serious.

Neymar out; Mbappé takes knock

PSG have already been dealt a severe blow to their hopes of overturning a two-goal deficit against Real Madrid in the Champions League due to Neymar's injury.

The Brazilian requires surgery on a fractured metatarsal, with Emery having previously said Neymar would not have an operation and had a "small chance" of facing Madrid.

Neymar will now certainly miss the second leg at the Parc des Princes on March 6, but Emery is upbeat about Mbappe's chances of making a speedy recovery after the striker's withdrawal at half-time in a 3-0 Classique win.

"He got a blow to his ankle," Emery told reporters. "He asked not to play in the second half and I hope it's not very important."