Cavani, Meunier to Miss Manchester United Uefa Champions League Match

Cavani, Meunier to Miss Manchester United Uefa Champions League Match

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Paris Saint-Germain have been dealt a further blow ahead of their Champions League last-16 clash against Manchester United with the news that Edinson Cavani and Thomas Meunier will miss the game.

The Uruguayan striker limped off of PSG's 1-0 win over Bordeaux with a thigh problem after scoring the Ligue 1 encounter's only goal of the game.

The absence of Cavani, who has 21 goals from 25 games in all competitions this season, comes as a big blow for the runaway Ligue 1 leaders. Tuchel's team are already without Brazilian attacker Neymar, who has been out since January with a broken metatarsal, while Marco Verratti is also a doubt.

Cavani was replaced by Kylian Mbappe in the Bordeaux match and will return to his place in the starting XI in the Champions League.

With two members of their star trio missing, Tuchel is worried they must change their strategy for the meeting with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team.

Meunier is also set to miss the midweek clash after it was confirmed he suffered a concussion during the game against Bordeaux and will need to be assessed again next week.