March 3, 2023, 10:58 AM
March 3, 2023, 10:58 AM
The coach of Paris Saint-Germain Christophe Galtier indicated this Friday that Neymar, injured with an ankle, “will not be available” against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.
The Brazilian injured his right ankle against Lille two weeks ago. In the first leg against Bayern on February 14, PSG lost 1-0 at the Parc des Princes.
“In the next two games (Nantes and Bayern), we will not have ‘Ney’ available,” he explained. the coach during a press conference on the eve of the match against Nantes in the French championship.
Neymar “continues his rehabilitation, there will be an update on Monday to specify the evolution,” the club specified. in a medical statement before Galtier’s news conference.
The bad news for the French club contrasts with the situation in its Bavarian rival in the Champions League. After three months out through injury, Senegalese international Sadio Mané reappeared for Bayern Munich during the 3-0 win against Unión Berlin on Sunday.
Julian Nagelsmann suggested that Mané would once again be a substitute in the duel against Stuttgart on Saturday in the Bundesliga, but he promised that the Senegalese would have “more minutes” and could even start against Paris SG on Wednesday.
