Brazil forward Neymar Jr is set to miss Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg fixture with Bayern Munich on Wednesday, March 8 at the Allianz Arena due to injury.
Neymar nurtured the injury in the first half of Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-3 win over Lille on Sunday, February 19 at the Parc des Princes.
Neymar scored in the encounter before he was substituted. A brace from Kylian Mbappe and a last-minute free kick from Lionel Messi latched the win for the Parisians despite goals from Lille players; Bafode Diakite, Jonathan David and Jonathan Bamba.
Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier confirmed that Neymar would skip the Champions League match as the French club try to overturn their 1-0 deficit.
“He will be out,” CBS Sports quoted Galtier as saying.
“I think he will miss out against Bayern; his absence will be detrimental to us.”
This term, Neymar has 13 goals and 11 assists in 20 French Ligue 1 games.
Paris Saint-Germain top the Ligue 1 standings with 60 points from 25 games.
The Parisians play Nantes next on Saturday, March 4, at the Parc des Princes.
