The triumph in the first leg in Barcelona (4-1) made Paris-Saint-Germain the immense favorite for qualification before the knockout stages of the Champions League on Wednesday night, but it will be without Neymar. The Brazilian forward is still recovering from his adductor injury and is unavailable, the club announced on Tuesday (March 9th).
Neymar “Resumed partial training with the group last week”, said PSG, but is not yet ready for such a match. He “Will continue his work of individual recovery. A new point will be made in the coming days ”, explained the PSG in its medical bulletin.
The no 10 Parisian was injured on February 10 during the victory in Caen (L2) in the Coupe de France (1-0). He suffered from an injury to the left adductor longus. This new injury had already deprived him of the first leg against his former club.
Numerous injuries
Since his recruitment in the summer of 2017 at a gold price (222 million euros), “Ney” has often missed crucial matches in the Champions League. In 2018, he missed the round of 16 second leg against Real Madrid (winner 2-1 at the Parc des Princes, and 3-1 in the first leg) due to a sprained right ankle, coupled with a crack in the fifth metatarsal of a foot.
The following year, it is the two confrontations against Manchester United (2-0, 1-3), still in the eighth, that he misses, because of an injury to the right foot. Each time, PSG has been eliminated.
But in 2020, his excellent form allows PSG to reach the final of the Champions League for the first time in its history, lost to Bayern Munich in August (1-0). This epic made Neymar feel good in Paris, where he expressed the wish to extend his contract, which expires in 2022.
In addition, the Italian striker Moise Kean, affected by the Covid-19, is in isolation and will also be absent, as the Spanish side Juan Bernat, who is treating his knee.
