PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain continues to be plagued by injuries, but coach Thomas Tuchel is optimistic the fit-again Kylian Mbappe can make the difference in Tuesday’s (Wednesday in Manila) vital Champions League encounter with RB Leipzig.

PSG hosts the German club at the Parc des Princes having lost two of their opening three matches in Group H. Beaten 2-1 in Leipzig three weeks ago, another defeat here could push last season’s Champions League runners-up to the brink of elimination in the group stage for the first time since the Qatari takeover of the club in 2011.

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