Lionel Messi to miss PSG’s match at Monaco with hamstring injury

Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi will miss the Ligue 1 game against Saturday but there is optimism he will be fit for the Champions League last-16 tie with Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old suffered a hamstring injury during his side’s 2-1 defeat to Marseille on Wednesday night The Athletic reports.

Despite playing the full 90 minutes of the game, the club confirmed on Friday that he will receive medical treatment over the weekend and is expected to return to training early next week.

“Leo won’t be available for the Monaco game tomorrow,” head coach Christophe Galtier said on Friday. “He will resume training on Monday, the day before the game against Bayern Munich. So you can leave the term ‘doubtful’ aside.”

Striker partner Kylian Mbappe has his own fitness concerns for the last-16 tie, after the 24-year-old suffered an injury against Montpellier on February 1.

The France international was substituted 21 minutes into the game and faces a race to be fit for the first leg in Paris.

PSG are top of Ligue 1, eight points clear of Marseille.