Neymar could be out for upto 3 months with toe injury
Football | March 01, 2018 21:27 ISTBrazil's national team doctor, Lasmar says Neymar will have surgery on Saturday in Belo Horizonte and will be out between two-and-a-half or three months.
Brazil's national team doctor, Lasmar says Neymar will have surgery on Saturday in Belo Horizonte and will be out between two-and-a-half or three months.
Neymar is set to undergo surgery in Brazil which rules him out of Tuesday's Champions League return leg against Real Madrid, with PSG trailing 3-1.
The injury comes with less than four months until Brazil opens its World Cup campaign against Switzerland on June 17.
Neymar was carried off on a stretcher late in the league leader's 3-0 victory against Marseille on Sunday.
Neymar was taken off with 10 minutes remaining, after going in for a challenge on Marseille defender Bouna Sarr.
Pele feels Neymar has grown as a player and will have to take on the responsibility of leading Brazil as he is now become the 'best player' in the world.
Edinson Cavani netted twice, and Julian Draxler, Angel Di Maria, and Neymar also scored to ensure PSG stayed 12 points clear of second-place Monaco at the top.
Ronaldo scored a goal in each half as Real Madrid came from behind to defeat PSG 3-1 in their first-leg match in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo has helped Madrid win three of the last four Champions League titles, with two goals in last season's final victory over Juventus.
PSG is 11 points clear of second-place Lyon at the top. Marseille is 12 behind while defending champion Monaco trails by 13 in fourth spot.
PSG has been in the UEFA limelight for a number of reasons and the first one is their financial fair play.
The 25-year-old said the fixture depends upon the performance of the whole team and not just him as an individual.
Monaco, which lost 2-1 to leader Paris Saint-Germain last weekend and is already out of the Champions League, was again a shadow of the team that reached the semifinals of Europe's top competition last season.
Marcelo and Gabriel Jesus also scored for the five-time champions, who got all three goals in the first half.
Cavani won the foul after being knocked over by forward Bouna Sarr, and curled the ball in off the underside of the crossbar in injury time to salvage a draw.
Neymar is accused of evading 20.04 million US dollars in taxes from 2011 to 2013 by using front companies to hide the true value of his income.
PSG players still felt pretty motivated, especially following their 3-0 home victory over Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich in the Champions League group match.
The Spanish giants don't seem to miss their winger as it has been Lionel Messi who has been netting in goals consistently since the Brazilian's departure.
Ronaldo won the Spanish league and Champions League at Real Madrid, whereas, Messi and Neymar collected only the Copa del Rey title with Barcelona.
The Group B match at Celtic Park was one-sided and PSG led 3-0 at halftime with goals from Neymar, France forward Kylian Mbappe and Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani.
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