Neymar to return for PSG against Borussia Dortmund, says coach Thomas Tuchel
Football | Feb 18, 2020, 09:06 AM ISTBrazilian forward Neymar is set to return for Paris Saint-Germain for the side's Champions League clash against Borussia Dortmund.
Brazilian forward Neymar is set to return for Paris Saint-Germain for the side's Champions League clash against Borussia Dortmund.
Glaring mistakes have been made in the past three games by center halves Presnel Kimpembe and the 35-year-old Thiago Silva.
The Brazil star hurt his ribs in a physical encounter against Montpellier last weekend and missed league leader PSG's trip to play Nantes on Tuesday night.
Neymar converted the penalty and ran to the cameras while holding up two and four fingers on his hands in honour of Bryant's jersey number in the Los Angles Lakers
PSG moved five points ahead of second-place Marseille, with PSG playing their game in hand at Monaco on Wednesday.
PSG star Neymar has selected his former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in his five-a-side team.
Neymar picked Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Eden Hazard over Cristiano Ronaldo in his five-a-side dream team.
Spanish giants Barcelona's think-tank also feel that Neymar can fill the shoes of Messi once he is gone.
PSG has played 18 of 38 matches - meaning it has one game in hand on most teams - but its three defeats so far are three more than at the same point last year and equal to the entire previous season.
Real Madrid are the most successful side in the Champions League history, having won the tournament a record 13 times.
Neymar was the subject of a long drawn transfer saga involving his former club Barcelona in the summer.
On the field, they have a harmony which could take Paris Saint-Germain far in the Champions League after three straight seasons of failing to even reach the quarterfinals.
Neymar scored one goal and helped create three more as Paris Saint-Germain completed their Champions League group stage with a 5-0 rout of Galatasaray on Wednesday.
The match was briefly interrupted toward the end after PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas was hit by a projectile thrown from a stand with Montpellier fans. Navas appeared uninjured and carried on until the final whistle.
First-half goals from Mauro Icardi and Angel di Maria were enough as PSG got the better of Lille 2-0.
Neymar's absence from the list of 30 Ballon d'Or candidates was explained Tuesday by France Football magazine which organizes the prestigious award.
Messi and Ronaldo's 10-year grip on the individual award organized by France Football magazine was broken by Luka Modric last December.
Barcelona had expressed their interest in bringing back Neymar from PSG this summer and the French side were also willing to offload him.
Neymar was replaced by midfielder Philippe Coutinho on Sunday after feeling an injury in his left thigh.
Messi said he keeps in contact with his former teammate and implied the Brazilian knew he had made a mistake in leaving Barcelona.
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