10 Refreshing Photos As Mbappe and Messi Return to Training Ahead of PSG v Bayern Showdown

• PSG will brim with confidence ahead of their Champions League game against Bayern Munich
• This is due to the return of key players to the Parc des Princes unit from varying degrees of injury
• Bayern's meeting with PSG in Tuesday's round of 16 clash will be a repeat of the final from 2020

Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi have handed Paris Saint-Germain a major injury boost ahead of the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash with Bayern Munich.

The Frenchman, who is the competition's joint top scorer, sustained an injury earlier this month and was a doubt for the all-important showdown on Tuesday.

But it appears Mbappe has miraculously recovered for the tie, boosting the chances of the Parisians, who are winless in their last two games, per GFFN.

World Cup winner, Lionel Messi, who missed PSG's 3-1 defeat at the hands of Monaco over the weekend has also returned to training.

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The pair will be expected to complement the efforts of Neymar, who is still yet to rediscover his pre-World Cup form after Brazil's quarter-final exit in Qatar.

Nonetheless, the tie against Bayern - who have scored 11 goals in their last three matches - will be an uphill task for Christophe Galtier's men, according to BFW.

Snapshots from PSG's training session

Messi and Mbappe were duly welcomed back by their teammates at training.

The pair have been named in Christophe Galtier's final squad for tomorrow's big clash.

PSG will be looking to avert their poor start to the calendar year, after suffering their fourth loss of 2023 against Monaco.

In their last five home games against Bayern, PSG have won three and lost two.

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Mbappe, Messi and Neymar have contributed more than 60 per cent of PSG's total goals in the Champions League.

Mbappe gives PSG injury boost

PSG has seen their chances boosted ahead of the UEFA Champions League clash against Bayern Munich, with the return of Mbappe.

The French star suffered a hamstring injury in a Ligue 1 game in February and was initially ruled out of the tie against the Bundesliga champions.

The 24-year-old missed PSG’s Ligue 1 defeat to Monaco, but there was hope he could be fit enough after he was spotted in PSG training on Sunday.

PSG vs Bayern - key battles

Bayern Munich take on PSG in the Champions League last 16, a heavyweight clash between clubs who faced off in the 2020 final, Sports Brief also reported.

After a strong start domestically, PSG's form has dropped off considerably since the turn of the year and coach Galtier finds himself entering a critical period.

Bayern appeared to have turned the corner after going through what their coach Nagelsmann called a 'results crisis' which saw three straight draws.