Messi vs Neymar Jr, the duel that wasn’t … at least for now. PSG have confirmed the worst suspicions about their star striker, who was injured in the last Cup match against Caen.
Neymar will miss the first round of the round of 16 of the Champions League against FC Barcelona, scheduled for next time.
PSG confirmed in a statement the medical report, which refers to a grade 2 injury to the adductor muscles, which would give him a medical leave of about four weeks.
“After analyzing the clinical examination and imaging examinations, one will be ill for about 4 weeks, depending on the progression,” the statement said.
It will be the first novelty that coach Mauricio Pochettino will have to overcome in the Camp Nou duel and it is likely that until March 10, in Paris, he will not be able to count on his star striker, if the evolution is not as expected.
The situation is particularly uncomfortable for a PSG that has only 60% of the presence of the Brazilian, the most expensive of his team, in the matches of European competitions, while when he was at FC Barcelona he did not miss any duel.
The wounds were, in fact, the cross of Neymar from France, which, according to some critics, could be related to his festive nature.