PSG: Season out for Neymar shortly before the duel with FC Bayern

Months outage

Paris Saint-Germain will have to play the rest of the season without superstar Neymar. The French champions announced on Monday that the Brazilian will undergo surgery after spraining his ankle and damaging ligaments. The attacker will be missing for three to four months. The bad news reached PSG shortly before the round of 16 second leg in the Champions League at German record champions FC Bayern on Wednesday (9 p.m.).

Record purchase Neymar sustained the injury in mid-February in the turbulent 4-3 in Ligue 1 against LOSC Lille at the Prinzenpark. The 31-year-old has been struggling with ankle injuries in recent years, which is why the decision was made to have an operation on the ligaments to avoid the great risk of a recurrence, it said. All experts would have confirmed this necessity. The operation will be carried out in Doha in the next few days. Neymar has contributed 18 goals and 17 assists in 29 games for PSG this season.

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