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– Neymar will miss Paris St-Germain’s Champions League round of 16 second leg at Bayern Munich through injury, manager Christophe Galtier has said.
– The Brazil forward was carried off with an injured right ankle during PSG’s 4-3 home win over Lille on 19 February.
– “We will not have [Neymar] available for the next two games,” Galtier said on Friday, calling it a “big loss”.
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– “Instead of having two midfielders, we will have three midfielders and two attackers.”
Neymar Jr will miss Bayern-PSG game, Christophe Galtier has announced 🚨🔴🔵🇧🇷 #PSG
“Neymar will not be available for next two games — he’s one of the top scorers and assist providers in Ligue 1, that’s a big loss”, Galtier added. pic.twitter.com/CRavpdPVGI
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 3, 2023
– Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are likely to form PSG’s forward line for Wednesday’s second leg.
– The Ligue 1 leaders are 1-0 down from the first fixture, with Kingsley Coman scoring the only goal of the game at the Parc des Princes on 14 February.
– PSG will also be missing midfielder Renato Sanches and defender Presnel Kimpembe through injury when they host Nantes in the French top flight on Saturday.
