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PSG and Madrid wait on Mbappé and Kroos for decisive 2nd leg

(AP) — With some star round of 16 on Wednesday. leg 1-0 thanks to Mbappé’s “Casemiro’s absence is cer- coach’s first stint with Ma-
power likely missing, Car- stoppage-time winner in tainly important for us,” Mo- drid.
lo Ancelotti and Mauricio Kylian Mbappé is doubtful Paris, is certain to be with- dric said. “We will have to
Pochettino will have tin- for PSG because of a left-foot out Casemiro because of a give even more of ourselves “We will prepare for the
kering to do for the deci- injury, while Madrid is likely suspension and may not also to make up for his absence, match as if Mbappé will
sive encounter between to be without Toni Kroos be- count on a fully fit Federico especially defensively. But we play,” Ancelotti said. “But our
their Real Madrid and cause of a muscle problem. Valverde after a bout with the have players who can replace preparation is not only to face
Paris Saint-Germain sides flu. him well, like Fede or Edu, Mbappé, it’s to face Neymar,
in the Champions League Madrid, which lost the first and hopefully Toni will make Messi and all the other good
Setting up the midfield will it to the match as well.” PSG players.”
be no easy task for Ancelotti,
as Casemiro plays a key role Madrid’s midfield issues will Pochettino is set to be with-
in keeping the Spanish team likely make it easier for Lio- out former Madrid defender
balanced. The absence of nel Messi, who gets another Sergio Ramos and Spaniard
Kroos would hurt the team good chance to finally come Ander Herrera because of
more offensively than defen- through with a big perfor- injuries, and Achraf Hakimi,
sively, as the German veteran mance for PSG and live up another former Madrid play-
helps the team transition into to his status after joining er, was listed as doubtful. Ra-
attack. Kroos returned to from Barcelona. He will take mos will make the trip to the
training but a decision on over most of the spotlight if Spanish capital despite not
whether he will play likely Mbappé can’t play after get- being available.
won’t be made until Wednes- ting hurt in Monday’s train-
day. ing session. Ancelotti can’t count on
suspended left back Ferland
“A player who is not at 100% Initial medical exams showed Mendy, with veteran Marcelo
can’t play in this type of the injury wasn’t serious, but likely taking over for him.
game,” Ancelotti said on PSG said he was undergo-
Tuesday. “If I think Kroos ing treatment and his fitness Madrid eliminated PSG at
will be at 100%, he will play. would be reassessed closer to this stage in 2018 en route to
If I think he will be at 95%, the match. winning the title for the third
he won’t play.” year in a row, although the
Mbappé, who has been linked French club came out on top
Young Frenchman Eduardo with a move to Madrid when in the two previous knock-
Camavinga will likely go into his contract expires at the out encounters between the
the midfield alongside Luka end of the season, has been in teams.
Modric and possibly Val- stellar form with 24 goals and
verde, who missed the Liga 17 assists in all competitions. Madrid is the record 13-
game against Real Sociedad time European champion,
last weekend. The 19-year- He was suspended at the while PSG is seeking its first
old Camavinga played well weekend when PSG lost Champions League trophy.
in that match, scoring a su- at Nice 1-0 in the French
perb opening goal in the 4-1 league. Pochettino used for- A crowd of 60,000 — the big-
victory that increased Ma- mer Madrid forward Ángel gest since the coronavirus
drid’s lead in the league. He Di María along with Ney- pandemic started — is ex-
had Casemiro by his side, mar in attack, and Di María is pected at Santiago Bernabéu
though, which will not be the likely to play again if Mbappé Stadium, which remains be-
case against PSG. can’t make it. The Argentine low its full capacity because
played under Ancelotti in the of renovation work.

Deion Sanders has 2 toes amputated after medical setback

(AP) - Deion Sanders had game with the help of a push
two toes on his left foot scooter.
amputated due to blood
clots stemming from a As he healed, his toes began
previous surgery. to darken under the bandag-
es.
The Jackson State head coach
and NFL Hall of Famer re- “They were talking about
vealed the severity of his foot the amputation of toes,” said
injury in an episode of his Sanders. “Then they were
“Coach Prime” documentary talking about the amputa-
series that will air Tuesday tion of my leg from the knee
night on Barstool Sports. down. Then, they were try-
ing to ensure I had life.”
Sanders was hospitalized for
around a month in the mid- The 54-year-old Sanders un-
dle of last season when the derwent several surgeries. He
Tigers finished 11-2. developed a femoral arterial
blood clot. He also had com-
He had a dislocated toe along partment syndrome, where
with an inflamed nerve. His his leg swelled up, and doc-
initial procedure was in Sep- tors had to flay open his leg to
tember and he later returned drain fluid. Sanders later had
to the field for practice us- his big toe and the second toe
ing a golf cart and crutches. amputated.
He roamed the sideline for a