Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Paris St-Germain’s Champions League fixture with Benfica on Tuesday night with a calf injury, the Ligue 1 champions confirmed on Monday.
Messi, 35, scored his team’s only goal in the reverse fixture in Portugal last week before being withdrawn late on.
Presnel Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes and Renato Sanches are also set to miss the fixture for the hosts at Parc des Princes.
The Argentine forward also missed Saturday’s Ligue 1 draw against Reims, in which PSG failed to score in the league for the first time this season.
However, even with one of the greatest-ever in the squad, the Parisians have been struggling to score recently, netting only once against Lyon and Brest in the recent Ligue 1 games.
PSG top Group H on seven points, level with Benfica, with Juventus third.
