Le Parisien: Neymar may miss the second leg UCL clash against Bayern

Le Parisien reported that Neymar may miss the Champions League knockout round against Bayern due to injury.

In all likelihood, Neymar should miss the return match in Munich on March 8 in the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Brazilian twisted his ankle against Lille (4-3) this Sunday at the Parc des Princes after contact in the second half with Benjamin André during the championship match. The first examinations were carried out immediately after. “Victim of a sprained ankle during the match against Lille, Neymar had an MRI today, wrote the club in a statement on Sunday. This does not reveal a fracture. A new ligament assessment will be carried out in 48 hours”.

The first news is not good. Internally, the unavailability of the Parisian number 10 is estimated at this stage at a period of between three and four weeks. This assumes a return only in mid-March. The first images show a partial tear of the ligaments. Neymar frequently injures his ankle, such as during the World Cup in Qatar. He returned after two weeks off, exactly fifteen days, between his sprain on November 24, 2022 against Serbia and his tenure on December 9 for the quarter-final against Croatia, lost on penalties.

“Stay strong, the whole team is waiting for you very soon. Go ahead my brother, ”wrote Kylian Mbappé on social networks in support of his partner. Thanks to the work of the medical staff and his own, the 2018 world champion had managed to shorten his time of absence between his injury in Montpellier (injury to the left thigh) on February 1 and his entry into play against Bayern on February 14. , shortly before the hour of play. Neymar, 31 years old and with different athletic qualities, will he succeed in imitating him?