Doubts are gradually dissipating for Kylian Mbappé. The striker felt pain in the left adductor after the match against Brest (2-0), last Saturday where he notably scored the first Parisian goal. But while he had been in treatment since the beginning of the week, the French international returned to collective training. He participated normally in the session this Saturday morning and no longer appears in the medical press release relayed by the club at the start of the afternoon.
In a press conference, Mauricio Pochettino confirmed that the French international would be in the group to face Reims this Sunday: “We are satisfied with the evolution of his little problem. He trained yesterday (Friday), and today (Saturday), he will be in the group. We’ll see tomorrow if it starts or not. If he had started the match, the French world champion would have at best only two sessions in his legs.
For his part, Juan Bernat will ignore it. The Spanish side again trained individually this Saturday. Sergio Ramos was present with the group, as was Lionel Messi who should be able to play his first official match in 2022 after being affected by Covid-19 during the holiday season. The Argentinian has missed games against Vannes, Lyon and Brest since the start of the year.
Layvin Kurzawa was not on the meadow with the rest of his partners during the last practice. In total, there were 22 outfield players and four goalkeepers, without Sergio Rico who left to join Mallorca on loan until the end of the season.
Pochettino is still without Neymar who “continues his individual training and treatment at the Ooredoo center and is due to resume racing at the start of next week”, according to the latest information from the club. Georginio Wijnaldum (left ankle) and Alexandre Letellier (right calf) are also in the infirmary while Achraf Hakimi, Abdou Diallo and Idrissa Gueye are mobilized for the African Cup of Nations.
