UCL: Neymar to miss PSG, Bayern clash
Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker, Neymar Jr. will not be available during his club’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) second leg match with Bayern Munich due to injury.
Neymar’s exclusion from the squad was confirmed by Christophe Galtier on Saturday after PSG match against Nantes.
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Neymar was taken off on a stretcher with an ankle injury as Ligue 1 leaders PSG beat Lille 4-3 at home on 19 February.
PSG coach Galtier said: “We will not have [Neymar] available for the next two games,” Galtier said on Friday, calling it a “big loss”.
“Instead of having two midfielders, we will have three midfielders and two attackers.”
The 31-year-old since the start of the season has scored 13 goals in matches and provided 11 assists.
The onus now rests on the duo of Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi to seal the victory for PSG as they travel to Munich on Wednesday.
The Ligue 1 leaders are on a one advantage after Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the game at the Parc des Princes on 14 February.
PSG will also be without midfielder Renato Sanches and defender Presnel Kimpembe through injury, when they host Nantes in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday.
