Portugal coach Fernando Santos has been boosted by news that key midfielder Otavio should be fully fit and ready to play in their World Cup last-16 match against Switzerland on Tuesday.
Messi had asked to be withdrawn in the reverse fixture at Benfica last week due to the calf problem but PSG boss Christophe Galtier expects him to return for the weekend clash against third-placed Olympique de Marseille.
A summary of Tuesday's Champions League Round of 16, Second Leg, matches.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice in the second half to help his side to a 4-1 comeback win at 10-man Barcelona
A summary of the concluding day's action in the German Cup, French Cup and La Liga.
South Korea have only one point after drawing their opening game against Uruguay and must beat Portugal to have any chance of progressing.
Scotland stay in hunt for quarters with 1-0 win over 10-man Croatia
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group H match between Portugal and Uruguay on Monday.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Roundup of the matches being held across major football leagues in Europe on Sunday
Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg 3-2 to edge closer to a first ever Bundesliga title.
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his record-breaking form for Portugal as he grabbed two more goals in his country's 6-0 thrashing of Luxembourg in a Euro 2024 qualifier on Sunday.
Barcelona twice threw away the lead to draw 3-3 at Levante on Tuesday in a potentially fatal blow to their chances of winning the La Liga title.
Mbappe becomes PSG's all-time highest goal-scorer as French champions extend lead
The Spaniard replaced Luigi Del Neri, daily sports newspaper O Jogo reported.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.
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