Paris Saint-Germain are feeling confident Vitinha could recover in time from a knee injury to face Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The group stage begins next week with a huge match at the Parc des Princes.

Vitinha went off in agony just 24 minutes into Saturday’s 3-0 Ligue 1 victory over Nantes after a rough tackle caught him on the left knee.

There were real fears of potential ligament damage, but according to L’Equipe, the situation looks more reassuring after tests this morning.

A final decision will be made on Monday and the alternative to Vitinha would be starting Renato Sanches, who was for a very long time linked with a move to Milan this summer.

Timothee Pembele is out of action, while of course Mauro Icardi has been frozen out pending a potential transfer to Galatasaray.

Italy internationals Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marco Verratti are expected to start, with Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.

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