Neymar set to miss Barcelona reunion due to his injury
The Parisians are set to host the La Liga giants in their second leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday, after thrashing Barca in their first encounter.
revealed that they have ruled
Neymarout of their Wednesday clash with
Barcelonain order to avoid taking any risks with the Brazilian as he continues his road to recovery.
Though many were excited to see the-29-year-old having a reunion with his former club, it appears that Mauricio Pochettino will not be including Neymar in his line-up.
Ahead of their upcoming match, PSG gave an update on their players, saying:
“Sergio Rico is not participating in training this morning for personal reasons.”
“Neymar JR resumed partial training with the squad last week and will continue his individual recovery work. A new assessment will be made in the coming days.”
“Juan Bernat continues his rehabilitation and his personal recovery."
“Moise Kean is still in isolation due to Covid-19.”
Since his injury on February 10th, Neymar has missed six matches with PSG from which they won five.
In their first encounter with Barcelona, Pochettino’s men defeated their opponents with a 4-1 win as
Kylian Mbappewas the one to score three out of their four goals.
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