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Mbappe sprains ankle as Neymar helps Paris Saint-Germain clinch French Cup title

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PSG players celebrate winning the French Cup title against Saint-Etienne in Paris on Friday. Pic/ AFP

PSG players celebrate winning the French Cup title against Saint-Etienne in Paris on Friday. Pic/ AFP

Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe is doubtful for the Champions League after suffering a serious ankle injury in the French Cup final, the French champions announced on Saturday. Mbappe hobbled off in the first half of Friday's game after a dreadful tackle by Saint-Etienne captain Loic Perrin. And after tests PSG revealed that their star had "a sprained right ankle with significant ligament damage".

The news is a major blow for PSG with Mbappe out of next Friday's French League Cup final and unlikely to be fit in time for next month's Champions League quarter-final against Atalanta in Lisbon. He received lengthy treatment but was eventually substituted after the tackle which earned Perrin a red card. "Everyone is worried. Everyone who saw the foul is worried. Of course, I'm worried," said PSG coach Thomas Tuchel after his team's 1-0 win.

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