The first leg of Bayern Munich's Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain is expected to be played in Sadio Mane's absence, but Julian Nagelsmann believes there is a chance he might play in the second.

Mane missed the World Cup in Qatar due to a fibula injury he sustained in November.

The Senegal forward underwent surgery and is now on the path to recovery after moving from Liverpool to Bundesliga champions Bayern last June.

Nagelsmann, the head coach of Bayern, does not anticipate Mane participating in the match against PSG on February 14 at Parc des Princes.

However, if Mane does not suffer any setbacks, Nagelsmann hopes he may be able to call upon the 30-year-old for the showdown with the Ligue 1 champions at the Allianz Arena on March 8.

Nagelsmann said during a press conference in Doha on Thursday: "He's [Mane] an important player. If everything goes well, then it could be the case that he returns in time for PSG.

"We will see how he reacts to the workload. Personally, I'm not yet considering him for the first leg."

Before beginning the Bundesliga season with a trip to RB Leipzig the next Friday, Bayern will play Salzburg on Friday in a friendly.

Due to an ankle injury, Matthijs de Ligt will not play against the Austrian team, but Daley Blind, a new addition after being released by Ajax and joining the Bavarian giants, will.

Nagelsmann said of the Netherlands full-back: "He will play tomorrow. He still needs some time, because the intensity in training is a bit higher.

"You can tell that he has a lot of experience and he looks confident on the ball. He will be the player that we imagined he'd be."

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