As we wrote on February 20, Neymar will not be able to play in the Champions League round of 16 second leg between Bayern Munich and PSG on Wednesday March 8 at the Allianz Arena. This Friday, Christophe Galtier confirmed it at a press conference at Camp des Loges. “He will be forfeited. I think he will forfeit against Bayern, ”commented the coach. Later, referring to the next two games (Nantes and Bayern Munich) without his Brazilian star, the coach added: “It is a detrimental absence for us. »
The Brazilian twisted his ankle on February 19 during the match against Lille (4-3). The club has never communicated on his duration of unavailability. This Friday, the new medical press release from PSG stipulated: “Neymar continues his rehabilitation, a point will be made on Monday to clarify the evolution. »
After the first examinations, which revealed no fracture, the capital club was counting on an absence of between three and four weeks, which supposes a return to competition in good conditions in mid-March. Especially since the number 10 was injured in the same place as at the end of November during a World Cup match with Brazil against Serbia.
According to several people familiar with the matter, the striker had returned to competition too soon during the tournament after missing the last two group matches. Eliminated in the quarter-finals of the World Cup by Croatia, he returned to Paris after a vacation still suffering from his ankle.