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PSG's Kylian Mbappe 'only fit enough for bench against Manchester City'

Kylian Mbappe 'only fit enough for bench against Man City'
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Paris Saint-Germain attacker Kylian Mbappe is reportedly only fit enough for a place on the bench against Manchester City in the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain attacker Kylian Mbappe will reportedly only be fit enough for the bench against Manchester City in Tuesday's Champions League battle.

The 22-year-old shook off a previous concern to feature in the first leg, but he was nullified by Pep Guardiola's defence as City claimed a 2-1 first-leg advantage in the semi-final.

Mbappe was then nowhere to be seen against Lens in Ligue 1 at the weekend due to a calf problem, but he was included in the travelling squad for the trip to the Etihad.

However, Telefoot claims that Mauricio Pochettino is still anxious over Mbappe's fitness, and the PSG boss is not willing to risk the World Cup-winning Frenchman from the first whistle on Tuesday.

The report claims that Mbappe had to be restricted to individual training on Monday, and there are fears that rushing him back into action too soon could run the risk of a season-ending injury.

PSG are also without the suspended Idrissa Gueye and injured Juan Bernat for the second leg, and Pochettino's men have work to do after Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez cancelled out Marquinhos's opener at the Parc des Princes last week.

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Friday's key events


HOCKEY
· Great Britain's women aim to secure their place on the podium as they face India in the bronze medal match (2.30am)
· Netherlands - silver medallists five years ago - and Argentina battle for the gold medal in the women's final (11am)

BEACH VOLLEYBALL
· The women's gold medal will be decided as Australia and USA go head to head (3.30am)

BOXING
· Lauren Price will be looking to add to Team GB's success in the ring when she takes on Nouchka Fontijn of Netherlands in the women's middleweight semi-final (6am)

DIVING
· Tom Daley already has one Olympic gold to his name in Tokyo, and he begins his bid for second in the men's 10m platform. Teammate Noah Williams is also involved in the preliminary round (7am)

CYCLING
· Jason Kenny's reign as sprint king may be over, but Jack Carlin looked strong in his bid to succeed his compatriot. He takes on Harrie Lavreysen in his sprint semi-final (8.10am), with the final taking place later in the day (10.35am)
· The women's madison makes its Olympic debut at the velodrome as Team GB duo Katie Archibald and Laura Kenny look to add another medal to their collections (9.15am)

FOOTBALL
· Hosts Japan will look to get themselves on the podium as they face Mexico in the men's bronze medal match (10am)
· The women's champions will be crowned as both Sweden and Canada aim to win Olympic gold for the very first time (1pm)

ATHLETICS
· The men's 5000m final includes Great Britain's Andrew Butchart, but most eyes will be on Ugandan world record holder Joshua Cheptegei (1pm)
· Team GB's Jodie Williams will hope to get on the podium in the women's 400m final, but defending champ Shaunae Miller-Uibo is favourite for gold while Stephenie Ann McPherson should challenge and Allyson Felix is bidding to become the most decorated female track and field athlete of all time (1.35pm)
· Netherlands' Sifan Hassan takes on leg two of her ambitious attempt at a Tokyo treble in a women's 1500m final which also includes Great Britain's Laura Muir and Faith Kipyegon of Kenya (1.50pm)
· A star-studded women's 4x100m relay final will see a Team GB quartet including Dina Asher-Smith look to upset defending champions USA and favourites Jamaica, who boast Elaine Thompson-Herah as she goes for her third gold of the Games (2.30pm)
· Great Britain and Jamaica will also be going for gold in the men's 4x100m relay final, and their medal hopes have been boosted by USA's failure to qualify (2.50pm)

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