Mbappe to miss PSG's Champions League quarter-final due to ankle injury

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SAINT-DENIS, FRANCE (JULY 24, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOS SHOWING PARIS ST GERMAIN STRIKER KYLIAN MBAPPE GETTING INJURED DURING THEIR 1-0 FRENCH CUP FINAL WIN AGAINST ST ETIENNE

2. STILL PHOTO SHOWING MBAPPE BEING ASSISTED OFF THE PITCH

3. STILL PHOTO SHOWING MBAPPE ON CRUTCHES AFTER THE MATCH, STANDING WITH TEAMMATES

ISTANBUL, TURKEY (FILE - SEPTEMBER 30, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

4. MBAPPE DURING TRAINING

5. MBAPPE DOING KEEPIE UPPIES

SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, FRANCE (FILE - JUNE 25, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

6. MBAPPE ARRIVING FOR A TRAINING SESSION, WEARING A FACE MASK

BRUGES, BELGIUM (FILE - OCTOBER 21, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

7. MBAPPE JOGGING WITH BALL

SAINT-DENIS, FRANCE (JULY 23, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

8. MBAPPE SHAKING HANDS WITH A MEMBER OF THE COACHING STAFF

MADRID, SPAIN (FILE - NOVEMBER 25, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

9. MBAPPE WARMING UP AMONG TEAMMATES

10. MBAPPE JOGGING ALONGSIDE NEYMAR, THIAGO SILVA AND OTHER TEAMMATES

STORY: Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out for three weeks after he suffered an ankle injury in Friday's French Cup final win over St Etienne, the Ligue 1 champions said on Monday (July 27).

It means Mbappe will miss PSG's Champions League quarter-final against Italian side Atalanta in Lisbon on Aug. 12.

"The results of today's scan confirmed an ankle sprain with damage to the external ligament. The player is expected to be sidelined for approximately three weeks," PSG said in a statement.

A rough tackle from Loic Perrin saw the St Etienne defender catch Mbappe on the ankle and the 21-year-old collapsed on the pitch in pain before being substituted.

Perrin was sent off for the challenge as PSG won 1-0.