With a little less than a month to go before the first duel between PSG and Bayern Munich, by the final eighties of the Champions League, Neymar's physical state worries board and technical committee of the French club. According to the newspaper ‘L’Équipe’, the injury suffered by the shirt 10 in the World Cup still haunts the player.
Neymar's ankle, which took him out of combat at the premiere and two more games of the Cup, still bothers him, even after being able to return to the World Cup and score two goals, against South Korea and Croatia. Expelled on his return to post-Qatar PSG, Neymar was caught limping in a few moments from the last games of the French Championship and became doubtful for one of the most important duels of the season.
Main objective of the PSG project, the Champions League enters its elimination phase and the Paris club sees an old cotton: Bayern postponed the French dream in 2020, in the so-called ‘Super August’, with the phases being played in a single game, all in Portugal, starting in the quarter finals, depending on the pandemic. With Neymar in the field, Bayern defeated PSG 1–0 and won the most important cup of Euopa.
Neymar began the current season in large stages, with goals, assists and commanding the attack trio with Messi and Mbappé. After finding his best version again, with good performances and away from the injuries, the attacker arrived at Qatar at his best in recent years, but again had his performance in World Cups hampered by an injury.
Knowing the pressure for good continental performance, PSG prepares Neymar to return in full physical condition until February 14th, date of the one-way confrontation in Princes Park.
However, the ankle is still not completely healed and the internal concern increases over time, with the possibility of not being able to count on the Brazilian, who has already failed the club in other elimination duels of the Champions League in recent seasons.
