PSG to face Real Madrid without Mbappe and Neymar Real Madrid Keylor Navas takes on former team

Neither Kylian Mbappe nor Neymar will feature in Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League opener against Real Madrid on Wednesday.

The Brazilian carries a three-game ban from last season, due to his comments on social media about the refereeing after their Round of 16 elimination to Manchester United.

Neymar returned to action on Saturday, when he was received with insults by PSG ultras despite his late winner.

Mbappe, on the other hand, picked up a muscle injury against Toulouse and although he trained individually last week, he is expected to miss the game against Los Blancos.

Meanwhile, Edinson Cavani has yet to fully recover from his own injury and may not be in the starting line-up, with loan signing Mauro Icardi being at Thomas Tuchel disposal.

Keylor Navas will, in all likelihood, take his place between the goalposts against his former team, while Thilo Kehrer and Julian Draxler are also sidelined.

Many problems for Real Madrid

Although Eden Hazard, James Rodriguez and Brahim Diaz have fully recovered, Zinedine Zidane's main issue is who to pick in defence and the middle third.

With Sergio Ramos and Nacho suspended for the game against PSG, Eder Militao and Raphael Varane - who have only player together for 30 minutes in an official match - are the only options for the backline.

In four games since the start of the season, Real Madrid have not managed to keep a single clean sheet, conceding a total of six goals.