The player is out for the stellar game of the 25th round of ‘Le Championnat’ against Olympique de Marseille next Sunday.
“New tests carried out today confirm a sprained ankle for Neymar Jr., with ligament injuries. A new assessment will be made at the beginning of next week,” Paris Saint-Germain said in a statement.
The Brazilian ’10’, hit on the same ankle at the World Cup in Qatar, left the Parc des Princes pitch in tears in the 51st minute after an action with the Lille player Benjamin André.
Although the club did not mention the duration of the loss, the medical diagnosis on Tuesday is not good news for the Champions League match in Bavaria on March 8, since the Parisians must overcome the 1-0 defeat suffered in the going
This Neymar injury brings back bad memories for PSG, which has already been deprived of the Brazilian in the past for vital games. Thus, he injured his foot before the second leg of the Champions League against Real Madrid in 2018.
In 2019, ‘Ney’ missed the round of 16 of the top European competition against Manchester United and in 2021 he was injured again before the duel against his club, Barcelona, again in the round of 16.
Since his arrival in Paris in 2017, Neymar has missed 86 games due to physical problems.
Although the Brazilian star had not shown his usual performance in recent games, he continues to be one of the main offensive arguments for Christophe Galtier’s Paris with his 13 goals and 11 assists in Ligue 1 this season.
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