Paris St Germain left back Nuno Mendes will be sidelined for weeks after ‌suffering a thigh injury, the Ligue 1 champions said on Sunday, dealing a blow to their preparations for Tuesday’s Champions League ⁠home game against Barcelona.

The 24-year-old Portugal international sustained the injury during PSG’s 3-1 Ligue 1 victory at Strasbourg on Saturday.

“Nuno Mendes, who suffered an injury to his left thigh during last night’s match against ‌RC ⁠Strasbourg Alsace, will be unavailable for the next few weeks,” PSG said in a statement.

Mendes has make seven ⁠appearances across all competitions this season.

The back-to-back European champions sit top of ⁠the standings with maximum points from their opening two matches. ⁠Barcelona are second, also on six points.