The absence of Mane and Mbappe from the Bayern and Saint-Germain summit in the “European Champions”

Senegalese striker Sadio Mane, who is recovering from an injury that kept him away from the World Cup in Qatar, will not be able to catch up with his German team Bayern Munich in their expected confrontation against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League final on February 14, according to what his coach said. Julian Nagelsmann Friday. “I am waiting for his return in mid-February or at the end of it. Things are going well, he does not feel pain. But against Paris, he will miss the first leg,” said Nagelsmann, whose team is preparing to face its host Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The first leg will be held after ten days in Paris, and the second leg will be held on March 8 at the Allianz Arena.

The summit also witnesses the absence of Paris Saint-Germain’s most important player, Frenchman Kylian Mbappe, who was recently injured. Last season, Mane reached the final of the first continental competition, where he lost with Liverpool, England, to Real Madrid, Spain, and finished runner-up in the Golden Ball award for the best player in the world, behind French striker Karim Benzema.

Mane, 30, was injured in his right fibula in early November against Werder Bremen, which kept him out of the Qatari World Cup. He had surgery in mid-November and returned to running for the first time 10 days ago, before touching the ball earlier this week. Mane, who came from Liverpool in the summer of 2022, scored eleven goals in 23 matches with the Bavarian team in various competitions.