PSG to rest Mbappe before Champions League showdown

Kylian Mbappe is expected to sit out PSG's Ligue 1 meeting with Lille today as the club does not want to risk his injured ankle with a Champions League last 16 tie looming.

The PSG star suffered the injury in his side's French Cup last 16 win over Brest in which Mbappe scored the opening goal. Initial medical tests were reportedly "reassuring" but PSG coach Luis Enrique will not want to risk his prize asset ahead of the Champions League five days later.

Further tests on the player who is being linked to a move to Real Madrid when his contract expires at the end of the season are scheduled. While Mbappe's future is uncertain, so too is PSG's continued presence at their Parc des Princes home.

The club's bid to buy the stadium from owners the Paris City Council appear to have been quashed after a meeting on Thursday.