The injury occurs six days before the visit to Camp Nou next Tuesday, in the first leg of the knockout phase of the Champions League against Barcelona.
The Brazilian attacker Neymar Jr. (PSG) will be out for about four weeks due to a muscle injury and will not be able to play the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Barcelona., which will be played on Tuesday, his team announced on Thursday.
Neymar was injured by a hard tackle he received on Wednesday evening during a French cup match against Caen.
The medical tests he was subjected to today show an injury to the left abductor magnus “and an unavailability of approximately four weeks is expected, depending on evolution,” said a statement by Paris Saint-Germain.
The Brazilian was injured during the match of the 30th final of the national cup between his team and Caen, a week before the duel against his former teammates.
‘Ney’ received strong input from player Yago and went straight to the locker room with kidnapper inconvenience in the 60th minute of the match. He was replaced by Kylian Mbappé, who was a starting substitute.
The injury occurs six days before the visit to Camp Nou next Tuesday, in the first leg of the knockout phase of the Champions League against Barcelona and is still questionable for the return leg.