It’s a real blow for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Brazilian striker Neymar suffers from a sprained ankle with “ligament damage” two weeks before the Champions League round of 16 return against Bayern Munich. The player is already forfeited for the shock of the 25th day of Ligue 1 in Marseille, Sunday.
“New tests taken today confirm a sprained ankle for Neymar Jr, with ligament damage. A new point will be made at the beginning of next week, “said PSG in a press release on Tuesday, February 21.
The Brazilian N.10, hit in the same ankle during the World Cup in Qatar, left the lawn of the Parc des Princes in tears on Sunday in the 51st minute after contact with Lille’s Benjamin André.
Even if the club does not mention any downtime, Tuesday’s medical diagnosis is not very good news in view of the trip to Bavaria in C1 on March 8, when the Parisians, in great difficulty since the beginning of the year, are in the midst of a crisis and must absolutely react after their 1-0 defeat in the first leg, on February 14 at home.
This injury to Neymar brings back bad memories for PSG, which has already been deprived of the Brazilian in the past for high-stakes matches in C1. He had thus injured his foot before a knockout round of the Champions League against Real Madrid in 2018. In 2019, “Ney” had missed the 1/8 of C1 against Manchester United and in 2021, he was injured again, in the left adductor, before a duel against his former club, FC Barcelona, ????still in 8th.
The only good news for PSG in view of the big deadlines to come: Portuguese defender Nuno Mendes, injured in the knee against Lille on Sunday, “will resume training this week”, according to the club.
