Paris Saint-Germainhave confirmed that Neymar will miss both legs of their Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester United through injury. The Brazilian sustained a metatarsal injury in his right foot during PSG’s clash against Strasbourg in the Coupe de France round of 16 match on 23 January and he received a thorough examination at the club’s training ground on Tuesday. The mercurial forward will play no part in PSG’s trip to Old Trafford on February 12, nor will he be available to play in the return leg at Parc des Princes on March 3. “After detailed analysis by the specialists, a consensus was reached of a conservative treatment of NeymarJr’s injury to the fifth right metatarsal,” it read. As a result, NeymarJr is expected to return to the field within 10 weeks.

Source: Punch January 30, 2019 22:52 UTC