Mbappe rushes injury return but can't rescue PSG vs. Bayern

Kylian Mbappe admitted that he was «not supposed to play» in Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League round of 16 first leg against Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Mbappe came off the bench but was unable to prevent a 1-0 loss at the Parc des Princes.

The France forward suffered a hamstring injury Feb. 1 that the club initially said would rule him out for three weeks. Yet he came on as a substitute in the 57th minute and ignited the game, having two goals disallowed for offside as his entrance changed the storyline of the match.

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«It was difficult, unpredictable,» Mbappe said. «I wasn't supposed to play but I wanted to play and help my mates.

»We did everything, we worked night and day to get me some game time. I wanted to [start the game]. But sometimes you have to be satisfied with what you can do, and that's all I could do."

After Kingsley Coman scored the game's only goal in the 53rd minute, Mbappe's return to fitness is PSG's best hope looking ahead to the March 8 second leg at the Allianz Arena. And Mbappe believes that if PSG are at full strength, they can turn things around in Munich.

«We have to remember the final part of the game; we're behind but we saw that we were able to cause them trouble,» he said. «We need all our players to be healthy and go there to win and qualify.

»We saw that when we are all together we are able to play forward, to play attacking football and that they were not comfortable."

Veteran defender Sergio Ramos, though, was more pointed in what PSG need to change if they are to reach the last eight.

«I'm very disappointed for the supporters,» he told Canal+. «We'll have to show more character in the second leg, and more verticality.

»We want to