Neymar Paris Saint-Germain are in a race to fully qualify for next week’s Champions League clash against Barcelona after the Brazil star was injured in Wednesday’s 1-0 French Cup victory over Caen.
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Neymar went down after a strong challenge from Steeve Yago in the 56th minute, holding his left thigh as he left the field to be replaced by Kylian Mbappe.
Moise Kean scored the only goal early in the second half before Neymar jumped off the pitch raising concerns about taking part in the Camp Nou affair against the former club.
After the game, PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino said Neymar had injured his adductor but would not say how long he could be out.
“It’s hard to know now, we’ll see [Thursday] with the doctor, for the moment it’s hard to say, “Pochettino said.” Can it be [at Barcelona] next week? I need more information. Does it have an effect in the adductors? There is.”
PSG will already be without the injured Angel Di Maria for the Barcelona game, who injured his thigh last Sunday against Marseille.