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UEFA Champions League: Lionel Messi to miss PSG

UEFA Champions League: Lionel Messi to miss PSG's trip to RB Leipzig with hamstring injury; Kylian Mbappe back
Paris Saint-Germain will be without Lionel Messi for Wednesday's UEFA Champions League Group A clash with RB Leipzig in Germany after the Argentina international was officially ruled out due to left hamstring and knee pain after a knock.

Messi, 34, was substituted at half-time during the 2-1 win over Lille OSC in Ligue 1 last Friday with the French giants 1-0 down at Parc des Princes and has been racing against time to be fit ever since -- as reported on Monday.

However, boosting Mauricio Pochettino is the return to fitness of Kylian Mbappe who missed the LOSC victory due to an infection as was forced to watch on from the stands as his teammates left it late to recover and win.

Also missing along with Messi are Marco Verratti, Leandro Paredes and Sergio Ramos, with Les Parisiens otherwise at full strength and finally able to call upon Angel Di Maria once more after he served his suspension over the first three Group A fixtures.

The UEFA Champions League is back on Tuesday with two excellent days of soccer to look forward to with the reverse of the most recent slate a fortnight ago as the group phase passes the halfway stage.

Bayern Munich vs. Benfica, Borussia Dortmund vs. Ajax, Liverpool vs. Atletico Madrid and RB Leipzig vs. Paris Saint-Germain are all good candidates for the top match and promise plenty of excitement.

Do you agree with our panel of experts as to how this will pan out, or do you know better? Have your say and see how it matches up to our collective expectations.

All matches are available to stream on Paramount+. Below, our CBS Sports soccer experts have you covered with our predictions, check out how they did picking Tuesday's matches and see what they think will happen on Wednesday:

Thomas Rongen
Pick: Malmo 0, Chelsea 2
Man of the Match: Édouard Mendy
Why: Has kept nine clean sheets in 12 UEFA Champions League matches last season, and has added another two this term.

Fabrizio Romano
Pick: Malmo 0, Chelsea 3
Man of the Match: Kai Havertz
Why: Without Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner, Chelsea will give the keys to Havertz. He has already demonstrated several times that he is a high-level player, including in last year's final.

Jonathan Johnson
Pick: Malmo 0, Chelsea 2
Man of the Match: Kai Havertz
Why: I can see the German coming to the fore in difficult conditions as Thomas Tuchel's champions aim to close the gap on Juve.

James Benge
Pick: Malmo 0, Chelsea 4
Man of the Match: Kai Havertz
Why: I hate to say this in such harsh terms but Malmo really aren't very good, expect this to be a game where Chelsea run up the score.

Mike L. Goodman
Pick: Malmo 0, Chelsea 3
Man of the Match: Hakim Ziyech
Why: Against a packed in defense, Ziyech finally has a signature Chelsea performance

Thomas Rongen
Pick: Wolfsburg 1, Red Bull Salzburg 2
Man of the Match: Karim Adeyemi
Why: He has six in his last six Salzburg matches through all competitions.

Fabrizio Romano
Pick: Wolfsburg 1, Red Bull Salzburg 1
Man of the Match: Karim Adeyemi
Why: The 19-year-old Adeyemi is special. He runs, scores and scores. He has unique qualities and wants to confirm himself, again.

Jonathan Johnson
Pick: Wolfsburg 1, Red Bull Salzburg 1
Man of the Match: Maxence Lacroix
Why: New coach bounce will see the Germans score a valuable point against a very good Austrian outfit and the Frenchman will be key.

James Benge
Pick: Wolfsburg 1, Red Bull Salzburg 0
Man of the Match: Koen Casteels
Why: Under new management in Florian Kohfeldt, Wolfsburg showed a defensive aptitude against Leverkusen that they will need against the numerous attacking threats posed by Salzburg. Casteels will probably be busy between the posts but he is the sort of goalkeeper who can win you games.

Mike L. Goodman
Pick: Wolfsburg 0, Red Bull Salzburg 1
Man of the Match: Brenden Aaronson
Why: Wolfsburg are relentlessly defensive, and Aaronson finds a moment of magic to unlock them.

Fabrizio Romano
Pick: Villarreal 3, Young Boys 0
Man of the Match: Arnaut Danjuma
Why: Stellar in Old Trafford, growing steadily for weeks. The former Bournemouth has Champions League skills.

Jonathan Johnson
Pick: Villarreal 2, Young Boys 1
Man of the Match: Arnaut Danjuma
Why: The Spaniards need to get a result and this should keep them in the running to advance with Danjuma at the fore.

James Benge
Pick: Villarreal 1, Young Boys 2
Man of the Match: Meschak Elia
Why: Playing away probably suits Young Boys, forcing them to be a bit more cautious whilst looking to unleash the dangerous Meschack Elia on the break

Mike L. Goodman
Pick: Villarreal 1, Young Boys 0
Man of the Match: Pau Torres
Why: This team is struggling but Torres rescues them with a strong defensive performance and a set piece goal to hang onto.

Thomas Rongen
Pick: Juventus 2, Zenit 0
Men of the Match: Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci
Why: The center-back pairing led Juve to clean sheets in all three of their matches. Given Zenit's attacking problems, they will be confident of another clean sheet

Fabrizio Romano
Pick: Juventus 2, Zenit 0
Man of the Match: Paulo Dybala
Why: Dybala was back as a protagonist against Inter last week as he working his way back to tip-top condition. Paulo for Juventus is a key player.

Jonathan Johnson
Pick: Juventus 1, Zenit 1
Man of the Match: Sardar Azmoun
Why: Juve are wobbling right now and it would not be a surprise to see them drop points here with Azmoun Zenit's main goal threat.

James Benge
Pick: Juventus 1, Zenit 1
Man of the Match: Claudinho
Why: Juventus have been worse than their results suggest, Zenit have been better. Time for a rebalance with the impressive Claudinho earning the visitors a welcome point.

Mike L. Goodman
Pick: Juventus 3, Zenit 1
Man of the Match: Paulo Dybala
Why: Juventus's Serie A struggles thus far haven't carried over in the UCL, and Dybala will shoulder the attacking load to make sure that continues.

Thomas Rongen
Pick: Bayern Munich 4, Benfica 1
Man of the Match: Robert Lewandowski
Why: This will mark his 100 UCL appearances, and he will do in style by carrying his side to another victory.

Fabrizio Romano
Pick: Bayern Munich 4, Benfica 1
Man of the Match: Robert Lewandowski
Why: His numbers speak for him. A goal machine, a robot that has no intention of stopping.

Jonathan Johnson

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Pick: Bayern Munich 2, Benfica 0
Man of the Match: Kingsley Coman
Why: The Germans recovered from their Gladbach humiliation and will be keen to break the Portuguese down faster than last time with the Frenchman's pace key.

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