Another bad news, in a complicated context. Despite the heartbreaking victory against Lille due to the genius of Lionel Messi punishment, Paris Saint-Germain received a big problem on Tuesday regarding the injury of the Brazilian striker neymar: right ankle sprain has compromised “ligaments”.as announced by the club, so he will have to recover against the clock if he wants to be available in two weeks when he has to overcome the series against Bayern Monacoin Germany, if he wants to continue in the Champions League.
The player is quietly out for the stellar match on the 25th of Ligue 1 on Sunday: the classic against Olympique de Marseille, escort in the standings. “New tests carried out today confirm a sprained ankle for Neymar Jr., with ligament injuries. A new test will be carried out early next week”indicated the PSG in a statement.
The Brazilian number 10, injured in the same ankle at the World Cup in Qatar, left the Parc des Princes pitch in tears on Sunday in the 51st minute after play with Lille player Benjamin André.
Although the club did not mention the length of the defeat, Tuesday’s medical diagnosis is not good news ahead of the Champions League match in Bavaria on 8 March, where the Parisians need to overcome a 0-1 draw in the French capital.
This Neymar injury brings back bad memories for PSG, who have already been stripped of the Brazilian in the past for key matches. Thus, he injured his foot before the Champions League second leg against Real Madrid in 2018.
In 2019 ‘Ney’ missed the round of 16 of Europe’s top competition against Manchester United and in 2021 he was injured again before the duel against his old club Barcelona, also in the round of 16.
Since his arrival in Paris in 2017, Neymar he missed 86 games with physical problems.
While the Brazilian star hasn’t shown his usual performance in recent games, he continues to be one of the main offensive arguments for Christophe Galtier’s Paris SG with his 13 goals and 11 assists in Ligue 1 this season.
Source: Clarin
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