PSG slipped in form since Ligue 1 play returned from the World Cup break, and injuries to key players haven't helped them rediscover their stride.First, Brazilian superstar Neymar went down with "muscle fatigue" and mi sed time, but the key blow could be what occurred shortly after.French forward Kylian Mbappe suffered a thigh injury in a Ligue 1 game in early February, debilitating the once-fearsome PSG attack at a critical juncture of the season. Lionel Me si then mi sed the 3-1 league lo s to Monaco with a hamstring problem.With PSG staring down key domestic fixtures against top teams, and the Champions League knockout stage set to commence, it's a bad time for PSG to be mi sing their talisman up front.Yet there's a chance Mbappe could return sooner than expected J'Von McCormick Jersey , or at least one upcoming opponent thinks as much.MORE: PSG star Kylian Mbappe went down in a Ligue 1 match against Montpellier on February 1.Having mi sed a penalty in the 10th minute, Mbappe was withdrawn in the Marvin Jones Jr. Jersey 21st minute and replaced by Hugo Ekitike. It's unclear when the injury happened, but it later emerged that Mbappe had suffered a left thigh injury.Following the match head coach Christophe Galtier confirmed the injury, but despite his playing down fears of a long-term i sue, stating that the injury "doesn't seem very serious," the club confirmed a day later ."After undergoing tests, Kylian Mbappe suffered an injury to the left thigh at the level of the femoral biceps," . "He is expected to be out of action for three weeks." That timeline suggested the French star would mi s out until roughly February 23. He had already sat out PSG's league game against Toulouse on February 4, as well as the Coupe de France quarterfinal elimination against rivals Marseille on February 8, and the Ligue 1 lo s to Monaco.According to PSG's initial medical release, Mbappe would certainly mi s the Bayern game, as it falls nearly a week before he'd be ready to return. However, Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann wasn't Jordan Harris Jersey quite convinced."I don't think he will be mi sing in this match so I expect nothing else," the day after PSG's February 2 medical update. "I don't know what he has, so I a sume he will play. It is a bit vague on their homepage saying he would be out for up to three weeks.""If there is no structural injury I can't see Tre Watson Jersey him mi sing the game. It is too early to say already now that he won't play if there is no structural injury."Julian Nagelsmann on Mbapp Me si being a doubt for the game vs Bayern:Theres a lot of pre sure on both teams. PSG are better with Me si Mbapp than without them but they also have good replacements. They have a deep squad. Ill prepare the team as if they were playing. PSG Report (@PSG_Report) On February 13, Mbappe was pictured back in training with his PSG teammates and it appeared there was a chance he faces Bayern. But he started on the bench, and he wasn't even spotted during pregame warmups in that first leg. If Mbappe does sit out the Bayern game, he could potentially return against Lille on February 19 or Marseille in Le Cla sique on Sunday, February 26.In a worst-case scenario, he'd likely be back for the home league game against Nantes on March 5.There is also a best-case Ike Obiagu Jersey outlook: German outlet Bild had reported that the club was doing everything it could to have him available off the bench for the February 14 first leg against Bayern at the Parc des Princes. It remains to be seen whether PSG will take that chance.PSG are doing everything to get Kylian Mbapp fit for next week's game against Bayern. The French club has not completely ruled out Mbapp of the game yet and there's hope he would be available at least off the bench Bayern Germany (@iMiaSanMia)