Neymar (31) had to be carried off the field on a stretcher. Now there is a lot of concern about the Brazilian superstar’s ankle. © imago/PanoramiC
The 31-year-old injured his already injured right ankle in the home game against OSC Lille.
In the 51st minute, after a duel with Benjamin André, he twisted his foot badly when he landed on the pitch.
The Brazilian immediately grabbed his ankle and the supervisors ran onto the field. It didn’t seem so bad at first as Neymar wanted to keep playing but eventually had to be stretchered off the field.
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Pictures that neither he nor his teammates and coach Christophe Galtier (56) should like.
Because before the first leg defeat in their own stadium against Bayern, Kylian Mbappé (24) was injured and could only be substituted on.
A failure of Neymar would be what the club could not use two and a half weeks before the second leg in Munich (March 8th in the Allianz Arena).
Neymar (31, 2nd from left) has to be comforted by his teammate Kylian Mbappé (24, r.). © IMAGO/ZUMA Wire
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Brazilian international had already injured his right ankle in the game against Serbia. He then had to sit out, but celebrated his lightning comeback in the round of 16 against South Korea.
In the quarter-finals, however, it was a dramatic penalty shoot-out against Croatia, and Neymar shed bitter tears.
At least PSG still won on Saturday after being substituted. That wasn’t so clear, because after a 2-0 lead with goals from Mbappé (11th minute) and Neymar (17th minute), Lille turned the game around with goals from Diakité (24th), David (58th) , penalty) and Bamba (69th) and was 3:2 ahead.
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In the final phase, PSG ran hot again, with another goal from Mbappé (87th) to 3: 3 and the last second goal to 4: 3 by Messi (90 + 5) for the win.
Mbappé once again showed his class and proved that Bayern would have an extremely difficult time in the second leg with a fit France star.
It remains to be seen whether Neymar will recover as quickly as he did at the World Cup.
